Arkansas Rural Health
Partnership, Inc.
Population: 244,978 (combined)
Service Area: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Columbia, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Jefferson, Phillips, and Union Counties
The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership, Inc. (ARHP) RROE project covered 11 rural counties in Southeast Arkansas, known as the Arkansas Delta, with a total population of 244,978 residents. Nine of these counties were designated as medically underserved areas. ARHP used RROE funding to do a deep dive into data on emergency room usage, overdose deaths, and prescribing patterns; implement a year-round drug take-back program that collected nearly 4,000 pounds of drugs in 2 years; train more than 100 law enforcement officers in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Creating Safe Scenes program; pilot a drug court through which more than 1,000 individuals received behavioral health therapy sessions, 102 individuals received in-patient treatment, and 45 individuals received outpatient treatment; and open a recovery home for individuals with SUD.
Partners
10th Judicial Drug Task Force
1st Judicial Drug Task Force
City of Brinkley
Helena/West Helena Police Department
Phillips County Health Department
Marvell Police Department
New Beginnings Center for Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment
Hunter’s Pharmacy
10th District Court
Phillips County Opioid Awareness and Prevention Initiative