BUILDING FUTURES TOGETHER PREPARES PARAPROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED CARE IN RESPONSE TO OPIOID EPIDEMIC

03/03/2021


Website Link  https://iod.unh.edu/vision-voice/article/2021/02/building-futures-together

The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability (IOD) a $2.4 million grant for Building Futures Together, a program seeking to prepare 98 paraprofessionals in healthcare and school settings to provide specialized enhanced care coordination to children, youth and their caregivers whose parents are impacted by opioid and other substance use disorders. With cost posing a significant barrier for many paraprofessionals seeking further training, the grant allows the program to be offered at no charge as well as provide stipends to participants.