- Improve mental health and well-being.
- Expand training tools and technical assistance through the OSU Extension Service and College of Health.
- Build capacity in rural Oregon to prevent and reduce opioid and stimulant use disorders and their consequences, and move people to recovery.
The Coast to Forest initiative builds upon existing state and community strengths and resources. This includes a growing network of community health workers, radio stations covering communities' health and wellness, community-level partnerships and an expanding Mental Health First Aid network.
Coast to Forest also works in collaboration with Washington State University’s CROP + TR program to form the NW Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Collaborative, which serves Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska.
Funding for state and local initiatives was made available through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the University of Baltimore Center for Drug Policy and Prevention, and the Office of Drug Control Policy/Oregon-Idaho High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA).
