RCORP – Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) from HRSA
$499,974
- Program Director/Principal Investigator: Julie Croff, PhD, MPH Julie.croff@okstate.edu (918) 561-1569
- Project Manager: Chetana Musapeta, MPH Chetana.musapeta@okstate.edu (918) 706-5198
- Project Evaluator: Emily McKenzie, PhD Emily.mckenzie@okstate.edu
Dates of Funding:
September 30, 2020 through September 29, 2023
Goal:
To reduce morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder (SUD), and opioid use disorder (OUD), and to reduce the incidence and impact of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in Oklahoma’s high-risk rural communities, which lack services and resources.
- A partnership with Family & Children’s Services
- The target population within the Tulsa MSA is pregnant women, mothers, and women of childbearing age with a history of, or who are at risk for, SUD/OUD – and their children, families, and caregivers who reside in the seven counties within the Tulsa MSA (Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Wagoner and Tulsa).
- The two major focus areas are criminal justice issues and improving the provider workforce.
- Oklahoma has led the nation in female incarceration for the past two decades. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics (2018), Oklahoma's female imprisonment rate is more than double the national rate at 157 per 100,000 residents, and 57 per 100,000 for the nation.
Key successes to date:
- Established telehealth services via iPads for women incarcerated in Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers and Wagoner County jails; more than 100 women served to date.
- Established “Parenting Inside Out” program for women incarcerated in Okmulgee, Osage and Wagoner County jails, and piloting a men’s program in Okmulgee and Wagoner Counties.
- 45 public awareness presentations and 60 community events to date.
- Consortium of community stakeholders from all seven counties, representing cross sectors of society.
- Invited lecture at the 2022 Rx Drug and Heroin Summit in Atlanta (Project Manager Chetana Musapeta and F&CS Case Manager Jena Moore).
- Invited lecture at the 2022 American Public Health Association Conference in Boston (Project Manager Chetana Musapeta and F&CS Case Manager Jena Moore).
- Invited lecture at the 2022 Regional Head Start Conference (Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana) (Project Manager Chetana Musapeta and F&CS Case Manager Jena Moore).
- Presenter at the 17th World Congress on Public Health in Rome, Italy (Project Manager Chetana Musapeta).
Consortium Partners:
- Children First Program, Claremore Children First Program (oklahoma.gov)
- Children First Program, Okmulgee Children First Program (oklahoma.gov)
- Children First Program, Rogers Children First Program (oklahoma.gov)
- Compassion Women’s Center, Claremore Home Page | Claremore | CompassionWomen'sCnt (cwcrogerscounty.org)
- Creek County Health Department, Bristow Creek County Health Department (oklahoma.gov)
- Creek County Health Department, Sapulpa Creek County Health Department (oklahoma.gov)
- CREOKS Health Services, Beyond Families Program, Okmulgee Okmulgee County FTC Profile.pdf (cffutures.org)
- CREOKS Health Services, Sapulpa CREOKS among those providing critical mental health services in Sapulpa (sapulpaherald.com)
- CREOKS Health Services, Wagoner
- Family & Children’s Services Women in Recovery – Parenting Inside Out Women in Recovery - Family & Children's Services (fcsok.org)
- Healthy Oklahomans’ Nutrition Alliance, Wagoner (3) Facebook (facebook.com/healthyoklahoman)
- Muscogee (Creek) Nation Home - The Muscogee Nation : The Muscogee Nation (muscogeenation.com)
- Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Region 4, Vinita Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (oklahoma.gov)
- Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Region 5, Tahlequah Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (oklahoma.gov)
- Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Region 9, Okmulgee Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (oklahoma.gov)
- Think S.M.A.R.T. Oklahoma, Wagoner Think Smart Oklahoma (thinksmartoklahoma.com)
- Volunteers for Youth PAL & Mentoring, Claremore PAL PLUS PROGRAM - Volunteers for Youth (volunteersforyouth.com)
- Wagoner Community Hospital, Wagoner Wagoner Hospital | Wagoner Hospital (wagonerhospital.com)
Presenting iPads to the Okmulgee County Jail; F&CS Case Manager Jena Moore 2nd from left; Project Manager Chetana Musapeta 3rd from left