County of SAN luis obispos behavioral health department/drug and alcohol services division, along with their partners at superior court, probation and sheriff departments seeks the category 1B local…

The County of San Luis Obispo Behavioral Health Department, Division received a $1,300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP), CFDA 16.838. The grant will fund a 3-year initiative to provide 200 individuals suffering from opioid and stimulant use disorders (primarily methamphetamine) with evidence-based therapy and recovery residences. The project strategy includes providing MAT-compliant recovery residence stays for up to 90 days, as well as intensive case management services to support participants' transition from county jail to community-based treatment. The expected outcomes include decreased criminal recidivism, reduced burden on the criminal justice and behavioral health systems, and re-stabilized lives for the target population.

County of SAN luis obispos behavioral health department/drug and alcohol services division, along with their partners at superior court, probation and sheriff departments seeks the category 1B local application (suburban area) grant to serve clients through comprehensive opioid, stimulant, and substance use program (cossup). The county of SAN luis obispo is a medium-size jurisdiction in california (POP. 283,159) that proposes to provide 200 individuals suffering from opiate use and stimulant use disorders (the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic) with evidence-based therapy and recovery residences. The target population is adults that have both opiate and stimulant use disorder, primarily methamphetamine, who are at high-risk for overdose. The amount of funding requested is $1,300,000 for this three-year grant. Project strategy and partnerships: SAN luis obispo county is the 11TH least affordable housing market in the united states (2017). The proposed enhancement is to provide recovery residence stays (drug and alcohol-free living) to all cossup participants in SAN luis obispo county who need this level of care for up to 90 days. All recovery residences provided funding with this grant will be mat compliant to serve those with opiate use disorders. In addition, this grant will provide for two behavioral health specialist i (case managers) to provide intensive case management services to cossup participants while in-custody and while in treatment after being released from custody. The case manager will provide transportation and an initial supply of hygiene items to provide a warm welcome from custody to outpatient treatment in conjunction with the recovery residence. Utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a brief treatment intervention, this grant proposes to address both mental health and substance use disorders in a coordinated integrated care to provide the bridge from county jail to community-based treatment. Project outcomes: when successful, participants in the comprehensive opioid, stimulant, and substance use program will have achieved and sustained a lifestyle of sobriety and recovery, including learning CBT skills to better manage their lives. There will be decreased criminal recidivism, decreased impact on the criminal justice and behavioral health care systems, and RE-stabilized lives.