Project Grant H79SP082914

PROYECTO SANAREMOS (WE WILL HEAL) - PROYECTO SANAREMOS WILL SERVE PERSONS WHO USE DRUGS IN EL PASO COUNTY WHO ARE; 70% HISPAN-IC, 2% TRIBAL, 8% LGBTQ AND 5% RURAL FROM AN OPIOID AND OTHER DRUG WALK-IN CENTER LOCATED IN A COMMUNITY WITH HIGH LEVELS OF SUBSTANCE USE ACTIVITY USING EXPERIENCE FROM ITS SUCCESSFUL HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMS. PS WILL SEEK TO REDUCE THE HARMFUL CONSEQUENCES OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE, TO DE-CREASE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY FOR THOSE FOR WHOM ABSTINENCE IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE OR FEASIBLE GOAL PROYECTO SANAREMOS WILL SERVE 8,000 RESIDENTS OF EL PASO COUNTY IN THREE YEARS. GOAL 1. ASSESS ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS FOR HARM REDUCTION ACTIVITIES; OBJ 1. ASSEMBLE A HARM REDUC-TION ADVISORY COUNCIL WITHIN 30 DAYS; OBJ 2.. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN 3 MONTHS; OB 3. DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OF CURRENT HARM REDUCTION ACTIVITIES WITHIN 6 MONTHS. OBJ 4. DEVELOP AVENUES FOR ACCESS TO TESTING AND TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES FOUND IN DRUG USING AND/OR RECOVERY SEEKING COMMUNITIES WITHIN 6 MONTHS; GOAL 2. ESTABLISH PROCESSES AND PROTOCOLS FOR AND/OR DEPLOY CURRENT PRACTICES; OBJ 1. DEVELOP PROCESSES AND PROTOCOLS FOR REFERRAL TO TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES WITHIN 3 MONTHS; OBJ 2. DEVELOP P. SANAREMOS PROCESSES AND PROTO-COLS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES WITHIN 3 MONTHS; OBJ 3. DEVELOP PROCESSES FOR REFERRAL TO TREATMENT FOR SUD AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES WITHIN SIX MONTHS; GOAL 3. DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DOCUMENTS FOR P. SANAREMOS; OBJ 1. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DOCUMENT COMPLETED WITHIN 6 MONTHS; OBJ 2. REVIEW AND UPDATE ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES FOR FIDELITY TO TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE WITHIN FIRST YEAR; GOAL 4. PROVIDE HARM REDUCTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO MEMBERS OF DRUG USING AND UNHOMED COMMUNITIES; OBJ 1. OUTREACH TO 500 MEMBERS OF DRUG USING COMMUNITIES AND UNHOMED PERSONS IN FIRST GRANT YEAR; OBJ 2. OUTREACH TO 1,500 MEMBERS OF DRUG USING COMMUNITIES AND UNHOMED PERSONS IN EACH FOLLOWING YEAR; GOAL 5. DISTRIBUTE HARM REDUCTION MATERIALS TO TARGET POPULATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS. OBJ 1. DISTRIBUTE OPIOID REVERSAL MEDICATION, HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES INCLUDING SUPPLIES FOR SAFE SEX AND SUBSTANCES OTHER THAN OPIOIDS WITHIN 30 DAYS; OBJ 2. DISTRIBUTE OVERDOSE PREVENTION EDUCATION INCLUDING TESTING FOR SYNTHETICS SUCH AS FENTANYL TO OUTREACH POPULATION AND VISITORS TO DROP IN CENTER WITHIN 3 MONTHS; GOAL 6. PROVIDE HARM REDUCTION SERVICES; OBJ 1. PROVIDE SERVICES TO 500 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST YEAR; OBJ 2. PROVIDE SERVICES TO 1,000 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN EACH FOLLOWING YEAR; AND 5,500 REFERRALS OVER THE LIFE OF SAMHSA SUPPORT. GOAL 7. DEVELOP A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR PROVIDING HARM REDUCTION SERVICES IN EL PASO COUNTY IN THE FIRST YEAR AND IMPLEMENT WITHIN THE SECOND YEAR. BY YEAR THREE THE PLAN WILL BE IN PLACE; OBJ 1. EN-GAGE THE EL PASO CITY PUBLIC HEALTH AND EL PASO COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN IN FIRST YEAR, IMPLEMENT PLAN IN SECOND AND THIRD YEARS; OBJ. 2. CREATE ORGANIZATIONAL VALUE PROPOSITION IN FIRST YEAR.; OBJ. 3. IDENTIFY BILLABLE SERVICES WITHIN HARM REDUCTION SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL WITHIN FIRST YEAR; GOAL 8. EVALUATE THE PROJECT TO ASSESS PROGRESS TOWARD REACHING PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES RELATED VARIOUS LIFE DOMAINS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE; OBJ 1. BEGINNING YEAR 1, QUARTER 1 THE PROJECT EVALUATOR WILL PROVIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS THROUGHOUT THE SPAN OF THE PROJECT DETAILING STATUS OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION STATUS ON SAMHSA'S PERFORMANCE MEASURES, AND INTERIM PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES. OBJ 2. A FINAL PROCESS AND PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES EVALUATION WILL BE CONDUCTED TOWARD THE CLOSE OF THE PROJECT TO EXAMINE THE OVERALL RESULTS OF THE PROJECT AND GPRA STATISTICS.