The County of Boone in Illinois will receive $778,305 under a three-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will support the Community Outreach Advocacy and Recovery (COAR) program, which coordinates behavioral health interventions and services in the local criminal justice system and community.
Specifically, the COAR program will enhance its existing Medication-Assisted Treatment program in the Boone County Jail by adding buprenorphine as a second medication option and implementing re-entry planning with local jail and community providers. A navigator with lived experience will be certified as a Peer Recovery Specialist to lead weekly coordination meetings and increase the number of peer recovery mentors in the community. Additionally, a COAR strategist will be hired to maintain a data dashboard tracking program outcomes and facilitate an equity subcommittee, in alignment with the goals of the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program funded by the Department of Justice under Assistance Listing Number 16.838.
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