INTRODUCTION: COVID 19 affects vulnerable populations in residential care facilities disproportionately than the general public. Crossroads Inc., a residential substance use treatment center serving the Medicaid population needed to take quick, decisive action to keep staff, residents and the academic and recovery community safe. This behavioral health Accelerating Interprofessional Practice into Community Settings grant recipient successfully mitigated sequelae of the virus, meeting the demands of the public health emergency due to the established Nexus academic-community partnership.…