This team seeks to help deliver quality, trauma-informed and culturally anchored education, increase access to life saving devices, and amplify practical supports for clients, recovery groups, youth, families and surrounding communities. The team helps provide enhanced supports for the substance use disorder programs within the UIHS Behavioral Health Department and the medication for addiction treatment programs within the UIHS Medical Department.

TOR has helped to increase access to naloxone and other opioid overdose reversal medications since 2020 and promotes enhanced education in our local schools, partners programs, clinics, crisis teams, first responders, and key community organizations with vital information regarding opioid use disorder as well as co-occurring substance use disorders.

TOR has also been able to support families and folk in recovery engage in healthy, fun activities together.