Report for Durham Joins Together Quarterly
Committee Name: Mental Health Treatment Committee Co-chairs Names: Cindy Haynes, MSA-PA, CHES; Dr. Ashwin Patkar, MD
Membership: (by agency): Durham County Department of Public Health, Duke Division of Community Health, Duke Population Health Management Office, Alliance Health, Durham County Sheriffs Department, Durham Criminal Justice Resource Center, Durham Recovery Response Center, Lincoln Community Health Center, FIT Program, Durham County Office of the Courts, Duke Population Health Sciences, UNC Chapel Hill, Wellpath, Oracle
Current Activities:
•		Peer Support Specialist in the Duke Emergency Department
•		MAT in the Durham County Detention Center
•		Awarded full funding for RFA 371- Community Linkages to Care for Overdose Prevention and Response (Project Term 1 December 1, 2019- May 31, 2020, Project Term 2: June 1, 2020 - May 31, 2021)
Measures:
•		Number of patients entered into treatment
•		Decrease in number of OUD-related ED visits (opioid overdose, withdrawal, complications, and infections)
•		Number of patients participating in MAT in the Durham County Detention Center
•		Increase access to community-based treatment programs upon release
Next Steps:
•		Awaiting award from the State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant to partner with Alliance Health to support efforts with both projects
•		Expand provider education recruitment efforts and outreach within DUHS and Duke Regional Hospital
•		Expand services to individuals released from Durham County Detention Center
•		Continue mapping out Phase 2 and developing induction protocol for the Detention Center's MAT Program Phase 2 to begin first quarter of 2020
Next Meeting and Location: December 10, 2019, from 3:00-4:30 PM at the Durham County Department of Public Health (2nd Tuesday of every month)