Athol Memorial Hospital

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program ? Mental and Behavioral Health - Project Title: North Quabbin Community-clinical Consortium: Redesigning Behavioral Health Care Continuum Funding Request: Total: $1,981,668 Y1-$480,991, Y2-$442,179, Y3-$498,169, Y4-$497,329 Applicant: Athol Hospital, Critical Access Hospital 2033 Main Street Athol, Ma 01331 Www.atholhospital.org Eligible National Health Service Corp Site: Yes Project Director: Selena Johnson, Special Projects Manager, Athol Hospital, Email: Selena.johnon@heywood.org Mobile: 978-400-6431 Data Coordinator: David S. Robinson, Ed Email: DAVIDR46@GMAIL.COM Mobile: 617-733-5979 Ein/duns Number Exemption Request: (N) Funding Opportunity: Alerted to This Opportunity Through the Ma Office of Rural Health and Grants.gov. Number of Consortium Members: 6 Previous Recipient: We Are Not a Current or Previous Rcorp Grantee Intends to Apply for FY22 Rcorp Implementation? (N) Does the Target Service Area Overlap With the Service Areas of the Northern Border Regional Commission, the Delta Regional Authority or the Appalachian Regional Commission? (N) Target Service Area: the Target Service Area Is Partially Located in Both Franklin and Worcester Counties in North Central Massachusetts. Towns Include Athol (25027703100 & 25027703200), Erving, New Salem, Orange, Phillipston, Royalston, Warwick, and Wendell. Target Population: Persons With Sud/ami Living in the Athol Hospital Service Area (athol, Erving, New Salem, Orange, Phillipston, Royalston, Warwick, Wendell) Located Within Franklin and Worcester Counties. All Towns Are Federally Designated Rural. the Grant Emphasis Is on Populations Most Severely Impacted by Sud/ami. These Individuals Are Predominantly Between 35-AND 65 Years Old, Insured Through Medicare/medicaid, Lgbtq+ Individuals, Housing Insecure, and Minority Populations. the Rural Service Area Is Largely White But Has Seen Racial and Ethnic Minorities Increase at Greater Rates Than the White Population Between 2016-AND 2021. the Rate Increase Is More Significant in the Student Population. Less Than 1% of the Target Population Is Native American.