Purdue Extension has been a participant in the Rural Opioid Technical Assistance (ROTA) program from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) since 2018. Purdue Extension has collaborated with local community partners and other state Extension professionals to offer training and technical assistance that addresses mental health and substance use prevention and education.

Purdue Extension’s current initiatives as part of the ROTA-RC include:

To learn more about other health education programs from Purdue Extension, visit https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/extension.

To learn more about Purdue Extension, visit https://extension.purdue.edu.

The project in Indiana is led by Stephanie Woodcox and Tessa Garrow from Purdue University.