Funding Interests
Substance Use Disorders
Substance use disorders affect individuals, families, and communities. They come with human and financial costs and burdens as well as harmful consequences. When the current system for prevention and treatment of substance use disorders was developed, little was known about the connection between the brain and substance use disorders. Today, we know that substance use disorders are treatable and preventable. With proper interventions that integrate care for multiple disorders and problems, the effects on society can be minimized.
The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati helps to improve the overall health of our community and the individuals living in it by focusing on services for people with substance abuse disorders. Our grants enable providers to offer services that support mental and physical health as well as social, educational, vocational, and housing needs. Providers may plan and start prevention, early intervention, or treatment services.
Strategies
Substance use disorders have 2 strategies that are being funded:
The Foundation has also funded grants in Integrated Services strategy, that is no longer funded.
Logic Models
Each focus area has a logic model for each strategy, to view the substance use disorder logic models, click here.
Substance Use Disorders Advisory Group
The Health Foundation convened an Advisory Group of substance use disorder service providers, recovering individuals, and their families in 1998 to assist in understanding the status of substance use disorder services in our region. This first Advisory Group also helped the Health Foundation develop our strategies to target funding toward the substance use disorder services that the community needs most.
Each year, the Health Foundation convenes the Advisory Groups for each focus area to discuss what is happening in the community and the current and future funding priorities for the Health Foundation. Advisory Group members serve 2-year terms.
2008–2009 Substance Use Disorder Advisory Group:
- Mike Barry, People Advocating Recovery
- Leo Calderon, Northern Kentucky University
- Kevin Finn, Hamilton County Continuum of Care
- Jeff Goldsmith, Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
- Karyn Hascal, Kentucky Division of Substance Abuse
- John Mallery, Community Mental Health Center
- Randall Massie, Southern State Community College
- Mac McArthur, Transitions, Inc.
- Gwen McFarlin, The Christ Hospital
- Julie Payton, Butler County Alcohol & Drug Addiction Services Board
- Linda Seiter, Caracole
- Earl G. Siegel, Drug and Poision Information Center
- David Singleton, Ohio Justice & Policy Center
- Purcell Taylor, University of Cincinnati
- Neil F. Tilow, Talbert House
- Fran Turner
- John Young, FreestoreFoodbank