Topic: Innovative behavioral/mental health initiatives
River Hospital, located in Alexandria Bay, New York, was recently recognized for the development of the River Community Wellness Program (RCWP). Through the RCWP, soldiers and veterans are supported with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as one focus of the program. RCWP works closely with Fort Drum and the Veteran's Administration to ensure all soldier and veteran health care needs are met, including issues related to traumatic brain injury, substance abuse and issues maintaining healthy relationships.
Pictured: Ben Moore III, River Hospital, CEO; Karen Madden, New York State (NYS) Department of Health (DOH), Office of Rural Health Director; Brad Frey, RCWP Director; Helen Smith, NYS DOH, Office of Rural Health Flex Coordinator
TASC Updates
With the upcoming release of the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Flex Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), we would like to remind you that TASC is available to review one component of your cooperative agreement application prior to your final submission (examples: work plan, narrative). If you would like assistance, please choose one section of your proposal for TASC to review. Please submit your request to [email protected] by the end of January, 2019 and allow us five business days to review. TASC will respond with comments and suggestions, but we are unable to re-write content for you. Please note that the exact date requests must be submitted by will be adjusted based on the due date since the NOFO has been delayed - more information on this will be provided once it's available.
Resources to Support Your Flex Program Cooperative Agreement Application
Many more resources can be found on the TASC website by searching for key words in the search field.
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