2021 First Quarter Newsletter
PROJECT NEWS
USDA Rural Health and Safety Education Summary of Grant Activities
The funding for this grant project ended on February 28th. At the conclusion of this grant we met the project goals and activities in the following ways.
Goal 1: Gain an understanding of community perceptions and knowledge-level related
to opioid use by working with county Extension Faculty to coordinate six forums in
six rural Montana communities. Outcome: Community Forum Summary.
Goal 2: Use information obtained from the six forums and an on-line survey targeting
300 older Montanans to develop Montana-specific materials and provide Technical Assistance
Training resources to assist communities in raising awareness of opioid misuse and
proper disposal of opioid-based medications.
Outcome:
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- MSU Extension Montana Can’t Talk About It? Suicide Wallet Cards 8,583 cards distributed to-date
- Distress Map titled Responding to People Under Pressure Under the Big Sky 3,043
maps distributed to-date - Current perceptions, behaviors and prevention strategies of prescription opioid misuse: A Statewide Summary Report 927 reports distributed to-date
- Opioid Misuse Fact Card 977 fact cards distributed to-date
- A series of eight educational based social media templates 1,884 Facebook
followers - Public Service Announcements 28 YouTube views and 24 website views
- Table Tents 608 tents distributed to-date
- Prescription Opioid Use and Misuse in Montana MontGuide 700 guides distributed to-date
Goal 3: Collaborate with three rural communities to initiate their own prescription opioid awareness education to include proper disposal methods.
Outcome:
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- 2-Year Project Kickoff & Planning Workshop for Partnering County Agents was held.
- In addition to our printed resources, agents in these three communities shared opioid awareness education through social media platforms, radio segments, newspaper articles, and through a youth issues coalition group.
- Development of a Prescription Opioid Awareness and Education Toolkit is underway
and will be completed with the remaining 2018 SAMSHA ROTA grant ending in July
2021. This kit is intended to be utilized at the local level by Extension Agents. - Our project team has distributed 2,235 medication disposal pouches into communities across Montana. To request these pouches visit our Project Website
- Two Statewide Technical Assistance Trainings were held. The first training was held
on the topic of Prenatal and Perinatal Care with Instances of Opioid Use Disorder
(OUD) or Opioid Misuse. 80 Montanans attended this conference and 93% reported
being satisfied or very satisfied with the overall quality of the technical assistance
training provided. The second training was held on the topic of Prescription Opioids
and Aging Adults: What In-Home Caregivers Need to Know. 85 Montanans attended this conference and 96% reported being satisfied or very satisfied with the overall
quality of this event. - Two Tribal Technical Assistance Trainings were held. The first training was held on the topic of What are Opioids? Opioid Use in Indian Country. 39 Montanans from seven Reservations in Montana attended. 100% reported being satisfied or very satisfied with the overall quality of and overall experience with the training provided. The second Tribal training was held on the topic of Administrative & Financial Strategies: Establishing Sustainable Reimbursement Services, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT): Stigma & Diversion, Action Planning for Sustainability, Grant Writing & Funding Sources, and Indigenous Mindfulness & Self Care techniques. Tribal shutdowns due to COVID 19 hindered the attendance rate for this event. 15 Montanans attended from four different Reservations. 91% reported being satisfied or very satisfied with the overall quality of and overall experience with the trainingprovided.
UPCOMING 2021 TRAININGS & EVENTS
Montana Primary Care Association (April-September dates)
- Contingency Management (CM) and Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA)
- Providers Clinical Support Systems (PCSS) Medication-Assisted Treatment
(MAT) AND American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Fundamentals Of Addiction Medicine (FOAM) Trainings - Screening For Depression and Suicide Prevention Webinar Series
- Medication-Assisted Treatment Chat Dates Monthly Provider peer calls
to discuss patient cases, implementation issues, and any topic brought
to the group as it relates to MAT. - MAT Program Coordinators Peer Calls Monthly program coordinator
peer calls to discuss MAT related issues.
Naloxone Master Trainer program information
Completion of the Naloxone Master Trainer program authorizes individuals to conduct
Naloxone Training for those eligible for liability protections when administering
Naloxone to a suspected opiate overdose in Montana under
the 2017 Help Save Lives from Overdose Act (HB333).
A 90-minute skills training session is required once the online training is completed. After registration of a Hands-on Skills Session you will be emailed a link to the 90 minute online training course module. You must complete this online training module prior to the hands-on session: Register below
• Hands-on Session: Helena Montana on April 14th at 10:00 am
• Hands-on Session: Great Falls on April 14th at 3:00 pm
If you cannot attend these hands-on sessions click below to request a handson skills session to be facilitated in your area. Request a Hands-on Skills Session Here
National Take-Back Day Event
DEA National Drug Take Back Day April 24th,2021: Find a site near you, visit the DEA site Locator
Montana Stats on the October 24th, 2020 Take-Back Event: 19 Law Enforcement participated, there were 20 collection sites, and 2,251 lbs. collected.
Meet the Team
Alison Brennan, Ph.D. Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, Health & Human
Development MSU Extension FCS Mental Health Specialist
Michelle U. Grocke, Ph.D. Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, Health & Human
Development MSU Extension FCS Health & Wellness Specialist
Barbara Allen, M.S. Co-Principal Investigator, Program Director, MSU Extension Associate
Specialist
Jennifer Munter, Project Manager, MSU Extension
Kim Paul, Ph.D., Tribal Liaison, Piikani Lodge Health Institute
MSU Extension Collaborators (ROTA 20 Grant):
Katelyn Anderson, Ravalli County
Jennifer Anderson, Rosebud-Treasure Counties
Jesse Fulbright, Liberty County
Hillary Maxwell, Fort Belknap Reservation
Julie Riley & Mary Rumph, Powder River County
Alice Burchak, Toole County
MSU Extension Collaborators (ROTA 18 Grant):
Jennifer Anderson, Rosebud-Treasure Counties
Wendy Becker, Fort Peck Reservation
Denise Seilstad (retired June 2020), Fergus/Petroleum Counties
Alice Burchak, Toole County
Hillary Maxwell, Fort Belknap Reservation
Yvonneda Thompson, N. Cheyenne Reservation
HOTLINE - NEED HELP? If you or someone you love is dealing with
opioid misuse, please contact the SAMHSA Hotline at (800) 662-HELP (4357)
For More information contact our Project Director Barbara Allen at blallen@montana.edu or (406)-994-3531