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RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM ? MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - PROJECT ABSTRACT 1. PROJECT TITLE – RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM- BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SUPPORT 2. REQUESTED AWARD AMOUNT - $500,000/YEAR- $2,000,000 TOTAL 3. APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: PANOLA MEDICAL CENTER 4. APPLICANT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS: 303 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE, BATESVILLE, MS 38306 5. APPLICANT ORGANIZATION FACILITY TYPE - 6. PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME AND TITLE – MEJILDA SPEARMAN, PROGRAM DIRECTOR 7. PROJECT DIRECTOR CONTACT INFORMATION (PHONE AND EMAIL) – 662-561-4044, MSPEARMAN@PANOLAMED.COM 8. DATA COORDINATOR NAME AND TITLE- EMILY RYAN, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 9. DATA COORDINATOR CONTACT INFORMATION (PHONE AND EMAIL) – 662-563-5611, ERYAN@PANOLAMED.COM 10. EIN/DUNS NUMBER EXCEPTION REQUEST IN ATTACHMENT 8? Y/N NO 11. HOW THE APPLICANT FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (STATE OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH, HRSA NEWS RELEASE, GRANTS.GOV, HRSA PROJECT OFFICER, HRSA WEBSITE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER, STATE/LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT) HRSA NEWS RELEASE 12. NUMBER OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERS & LIST OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERS (INCLUDING THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION): 4 CONSORTIUM MEMBERS: - PANOLA MEDICAL CENTER - CLINICOM - QUITMAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - INTEGRATIVE HEALTH 13. IS THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION A PREVIOUS OR CURRENT RCORP AWARD RECIPIENT OR CONSORTIUM MEMBER? NO 14. INDICATE IF APPLICANT ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO APPLY FOR FY22 RCORP-IMPLEMENTATION? Y/N NO 15. 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? (INDICATE Y/N AND SPECIFY) YES, THE TARGET SERVICE AREA OVERLAPS WITH THE SERVICE AREAS 16. RCORP-BHS TARGET SERVICE AREA A. FULLY RURAL COUNTIES: PROVIDE THE COUNTY NAME AND STATE – PANOLA AND QUITMAN COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI B. PARTIALLY RURAL COUNTIES: PROVIDE THE COUNTY NAME, STATE AND RURAL CENSUS TRACT 17. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE TARGET POPULATION A. INDICATE A PPROX. WHAT PERCENTAGE (IF ANY) OF THE TARGET POPULATION IS NATIVE AMERICAN AND, IF APPLICABLE, PROVIDE 2-3 SENTENCES REGARDING HOW THIS PROJECT SPECIFICALLY TARGETS TRIBAL POPULATIONS THE SERVICE AREA IS RURAL, INCLUDING BOTH PANOLA AND QUITMAN COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI. THERE IS A TOTAL POPULATION OF 41,377 INCLUDED IN THIS SERVICE AREA FOR THE RCORP-BHS 2022 PROJECT. APPROXIMATELY 22.92% OF THE POPULATION LIVES BELOW 100% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL), AND THE STATISTICS ARE EVEN MORE DEVASTING FOR CHILDREN AT NEARLY 31%. DEATHS RELATED TO DRUG OVERDOSE AND SUICIDE ARE ASTOUNDING AT 15 PER 100,000 POPULATION (DRUG OVERDOSE) AND 14 PER 100,000 POPULATION (SUICIDE). THE NEED FOR MORE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUD SERVICES IS GREAT AS THERE ARE NOT AVAILABLE SERVICES OR PROVIDER TO MEET THE LARGE AND GROWING NEEDS OF THE INDIGENT POPULATION
