County of lake, DBA lake county health department and community health center is applying for funding in the amount of $1,451,229.23 in category 1A: local applications

This project serves lake county, illinois with a population of 711,239. The purpose of this project is to provide wraparound evidenced-based treatment for consumers of the a way out 3.0 program including medication-assisted treatment (mat), recovery support services, peer support, case management, and transitional and recovery housing. A way out 3.0 will serve as an evidenced based treatment initiative for individuals at high risk of overdose and substance abuse and as a pre-booking and post-booking alternative to incarceration. The project will focus on increasing access to treatment, increasing treatment success rates, reducing overdoses, and providing community outreach. This project will aim to have 90% of consumers with opioid use scheduled to receive services or treatment within 24 hours of initial contact, 70% of consumers will successfully complete their first treatment episode, 90% of consumers will receive information regarding mat and/or naloxone and given an appropriate referral, peer support groups will be offered BI-weekly for consumers, and one community outreach session will be conducted by the project coordinator per month. Priority considerations addressed in this application include a high rate of primary treatment episodes for heroin and other opioids, high rates of overdose deaths, and a lack of accessibility to treatment providers and facilities. DR. David kosson from rosalind franklin university of medicine and sciences (RFUMS) will serve as the evaluator for the proposed project.