Our Work

At the OMNI Institute we’re committed to engaging in mutual learning, dialogue, and resource sharing with those we serve and those we serve alongside. We hope you’ll find these resources helpful!

OMNI worked with the City of Suffolk Department of Social Services (DSS) to conduct a local needs assessment on opioid misuse and strengths and gaps in services across the continuum of care that will inform the future use of Opioid Settlement Funds.

The project’s initial phase of work included the development of a landscape analysis, an inventory of secondary data sources, and the recruitment of representatives from key sectors across Suffolk to participate in a meeting to build relationships, understand the local context, and guide future primary data collection processes.

The next phase of the work included facilitating the meeting with key representatives, primary data collection through a provider/key representative survey, and key informant interviews with providers and community members with lived experience.

The last phase of the work featured the synthesis of primary and secondary data and the development of the assessment report and executive summary for review and final presentation to the City and key partners.

Access the Suffolk Opioid Abatement Needs Assessment report here.


New Release | Summit County Part I Nicotine Tax Funding 2024-2029 Strategic Plan & Executive Summary (English or Spanish)

In 2023, Summit County Youth and Family Services contracted OMNI to guide the development of a strategic plan and associated evaluation plan to support the county as it continues to implement prevention, intervention, and treatment programming in the county specific to tobacco and vape use. Strategic plan priorities were guided by a gaps and needs assessment and determined in collaboration with the Summit Tobacco Coalition.

Access Summit County Part I Nicotine Tax Funding 2024-2029 Strategic Plan & Executive Summary (in English or Spanish) here.


New Release | 2023 Wyoming SPF-PFS Annual Report Executive Summary

Wyoming Did you know that the percentage of Wyoming high schooler students who report using alcohol in the past 30 days decreased by more than 25% in four years?

Since 2020, OMNI has evaluated Wyoming's five-year SAMHSA-funded Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS) grant, which focuses on reducing underage alcohol and youth marijuana use. We've partnered closely with the Wyoming Department of Health to demonstrate prevention impact in the community, and build support for—and capacity to implement—prevention strategies across the state at the local level.

Check out the 2023 Wyoming SPF-PFS Executive Summary Report to learn more about the impactful prevention work happening statewide.

Access the 2023 Wyoming SPF-PFS Executive Summary Report here.


New Release | The Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative 2023 Annual Report

All 50 states now have Perinatal Quality Collaboratives to help ensure the safety and health of all pregnant and parenting people and their infants.

OMNI worked with the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative (VNPC) to understand and communicate their work’s impact and identify key systems-level change drivers to improve maternal and child health for all Virginians, with learnings captured in the 2023 Annual Report.

Access the VNPC 2023 Annual Report here.

OMNI Toolkits & Guides

Public Reports

Literature Reviews

  • Best Practices for Treating Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

  • Measuring Outcomes of Peer Recovery Support Services

Project Case Studies

  • Developing a Health Equity Toolkit for Rural & Remote Communities

  • Developing a Common Data Platform

  • Engaging Individuals with Disabilities in a Needs Assessment

  • VA SOR Grant Evaluation & Technical Assistance