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DocuSign Envelope ID:040056EC-0D41-4D98-9C65-E01AE876A6AB <br /> 10. Engage non-profits, faith-based communities, and community coalitions to <br /> support people in treatment and recovery and to support family members in their <br /> efforts to support the person with OUD in the family. <br /> 11. Provide training and development of procedures for government staff to <br /> appropriately interact and provide social and other services to individuals with or <br /> in recovery from OUD, including reducing stigma. <br /> 12. Support stigma reduction efforts regarding treatment and support for persons with <br /> OUD, including reducing the stigma on effective treatment. <br /> 13. Create or support culturally appropriate services and programs for persons with <br /> OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions, including but not limited to new <br /> Americans, African Americans, and American Indians. <br /> 14. Create and/or support recovery high schools. <br /> 15. Hire or train behavioral health workers to provide or expand any of the services or <br /> supports listed above. <br /> C. CONNECT PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP TO THE HELP THEY NEED <br /> (CONNECTIONS TO CARE) <br /> Provide connections to care for people who have—or are at risk of developing—OUD <br /> and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions through evidence-based or evidence-informed <br /> programs or strategies that may include, but are not limited to,those that: <br /> 1. Ensure that health care providers are screening for OUD and other risk factors and <br /> know how to appropriately counsel and treat(or refer if necessary) a patient for <br /> OUD treatment. <br /> 2. Fund Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment("SBIRT") <br /> programs to reduce the transition from use to disorders, including SBIRT <br /> services to pregnant women who are uninsured or not eligible for Medicaid. <br /> 3. Provide training and long-term implementation of SBIRT in key systems (health, <br /> schools, colleges, criminal justice, and probation), with a focus on youth and <br /> young adults when transition from misuse to opioid disorder is common. <br /> 4. Purchase automated versions of SBIRT and support ongoing costs of the <br /> technology. <br /> 5. Expand services such as navigators and on-call teams to begin MOUD in hospital <br /> emergency departments. <br /> 6. Provide training for emergency room personnel treating opioid overdose patients <br /> on post-discharge planning, including community referrals for MOUD, recovery <br /> case management or support services. <br /> 4 <br />