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FACE Consortium
“Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” This quote by James Baldwin was part of the inspiration for a new project in the Copper Country. It’s called FACE (Facing Addiction through Community Engagement), and will focus on supporting loved ones of those dealing with addiction. Recovery from addiction (also known as Substance Use Disorder or SUD) can often overlook the “affected others” such as spouses, parents, and children of the person with SUD. The FACE project aims to change this.
Project Director Gail Ploe said, “For every person with a substance use disorder, there are so many affected others – children, partners, parents, family and friends – who suffer right along with them. Unfortunately, they don’t always get the support and services they need. This project will not only help families, it will help people with SUD because family involvement is such an important part of recovery.”
By The Center for Health Innovation
• Dec 14, 2020
Credit NM Department of Health The Center for Health Innovation received additional federal funding to transform the efforts of New Mexico’s rural southern counties’ opioid response planning efforts into actions thanks to a grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA).
New Mexico’s Public Health Institute, the Center for Health Innovation (CHI) was recently awarded the HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Implementation grant.
Totaling $1 million in funding over a three-year period, CHI received New Mexico’s only RCORP implementation grant of 90 awarded in the nation this year. The funding will strengthen and expand services for substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD) prevention, treatment, and recovery.