Accomplishments

​Highlights of DHHR-coordinated efforts to address the SUD crisis include the following (as of December 31, 2022:​
  • ​Treatment Beds: Started at 197, now at ​1,341
  • Certified Recovery Beds: 1,427 
  • Quick Response Teams: 38 counties/communities
  • Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Programs: 31
  • SUD education provided by all three medical schools to more than 1,000 clinicians and professionals
  • Collegiate Recovery Programs: 9 campuses
  • 11 harm reduction programs with 1,665 referrals to treatment
  • Naloxone: Provided more than 91,​416 ​kits
  • 14 Family Treatment Courts
  • 46 Adult Treatment Courts​
  • 25 Juvenile Treatment Courts
  • 192 MOUD Outpatient Treatment Providers​
  • MAT in all 10 regional jails
  • The Creating Recovery Employment AFA awarded $2 million in grants across nine organizations in WV creating more than 75 jobs for individuals in recovery
  • A contract with Faces and Voices of Recovery was initiated to establish WV's first seven Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs) in 2023
  • 23 Emergency Departments have ​implemented SUD response programs that include screening, access to a peer recovery support specialist, and connection to treatment including​ MOUD induction
  • Local Community Overdose Spike Response Planning was established with ODCP Regional Coordinators to create overdose spike warnings and response plans through predictive modeling
  • Developed the WV Naloxone Guide for School Nurses to provide emergency information protocols in schools for accessing and administering naloxone
  • Developed the WV Naloxone Guide for Emergency Shelters and created statewide training for staff on harm reduction, naloxone, and de-escalation/intervention tactics