The government of surry county, NC requests $999,986 to establish services targeting underserved groups experiencing addiction

The underserved comprise three groups in this proposalincarcerated persons, persons with substance use disorder disabilities, and juveniles impacted by family substance use. Each is at high-risk for justice involvement, discrimination, and poor outcomes. This proposal will provide supports to minimize inequity among these populations through the provision of substance use treatment in the county detention center, quality recovery housing, and substance use prevention and treatment for youth. Each of these components will include navigation to community resources with a collaborative, trauma-informed approach by organizations focused on meeting the unique needs of individuals and families. The goals are to prevent future addictions, steer the addicted to recovery, and establish trust between the afflicted and the professionals poised to help them succeed. In conjunction with this proposal, a professional advisory committee will promote equity throughout the planning and implementation of services. Surry county government will plan and manage the delivery of treatment services within the county detention center. Additionally, two subrecipients will deliver services to the recovery and juvenile communities. New hope new beginnings (a nonprofit dedicated to helping people achieve substance-free success) will head the recovery housing portion. Surry friends of youth (a local youth-serving nonprofit) will provide support, prevention education, and treatment to juveniles impacted by addiction. Preexisting collaborative relationships between grant recipients will allow any surry county residents affected by addiction to access services. This proposal has many intended beneficiaries. Primarily, persons suffering from addiction will benefit from treatment and of social connection and resources. Secondarily, the families and neighbors of individuals entering recovery will benefit from decreased trauma and the knowledge that recovery can be achieved. This knowledge is an impetus toward growing a culture of trust and hope through which surry county will reap long-term economic and social benefits. Expected outcomes of this proposal include decreases in overdose, crime, recidivism, incarceration, homelessness, child victimization and other risk factors correlated with relapse and substance use. Research partners will perform evaluations using the results-based accountability framework. All programming will rely on evidence-based best practices with a focus on building the relationships necessary to foster successful recovery. By these means, the stigma and despair that coincide with addictive disorders and the experiences of the underserved may be dispelled.