Transylvania county seeks to support the bridging reentry: expanding access to treatment and holistic care (breath-c), a project of the care coalition

The Transylvania County Sheriffs Office received a $999,947 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund the "Bridging Reentry: Expanding Access to Treatment and Holistic Care (BREATH-C)" project, which aims to reduce the impact of substance misuse on justice-involved Transylvania County residents. Key objectives include expanding access to substance use disorder treatment, reentry support services, and peer support for inmates in the Transylvania County Detention Center. Additionally, the project will evaluate the effects of these expanded services on detainee misconduct, recidivism, and charging offenses. The project will be implemented in partnership with two sub-awardees: Love and Respect Community for Recovery and Wellness, which will provide peer support services, and a research and evaluation services provider.

Breath-CS purpose is to reduce the impact of substance misuse on justice-involved transylvania county residents and the county as a whole. The care coalition will partner with transylvania county sheriffs office and two sub-awardees: love and respect community for recovery and wellness, which provides peer support services and research and evaluation services. Goal 1 of the project is to expand access to, and engagement with, substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and pre- and post-release recovery and reentry support services for inmates in the transylvania county detention center. This will be accomplished by implementing SUD treatment, reentry support services, treatment and recovery services access, transitional housing, peer support services, and other aspects of community reentry. Goal 2 of the project is to evaluate increases in access to, and engagement with, jail-based SUD treatment and pre- and post-release recovery and reentry support services and determine the effects of expanded services on detainee misconduct, recidivism, and charging offenses. This will be accomplished by evaluating detention center detainee SUD and CO-occurring disorder prevalence, risks, and needs to inform prevention, treatment, and recovery programming, and conducting outcome evaluation