Great outcomes for adolescent and family recovery (go far) - project name: great outcomes for family adolescent recovery (go far) project summary: the council on alcoholism and drug abuse (cada) of…

Great outcomes for adolescent and family recovery (go far) - project name: great outcomes for family adolescent recovery (go far) project summary: the council on alcoholism and drug abuse (cada) of santa barbara county (SBC), california will serve a diverse, multi-cultural target population of youth ages 12 to 25 and their families, with a focus on under-served populations including females, lbgtq youth, transitional age youth, and latino families. We will expand SUD treatment for this population by offering medication assisted treatment (mat) and family-focused treatment using multi-dimensional family therapy (mdft), and demonstrate the efficacy of these modalities. Strategies, goals, and objectives: go far will reduce suds and CO-occurring disorders among the target population by providing a culturally relevant, trauma-informed, family-focused, integrated outpatient system of care, which includes early intervention and recovery support services delivered through a county-wide network of partners. To accomplish these goals, the project will: (1) conduct comprehensive BIO/psycho/social assessments for all youth and families who are referred to the program and enroll 450 youth over the five-year grant period, with at least 75% participating in mdft along with their caregivers; (2) provide comprehensive treatment and recovery support services to participating youth and their families through collaborative partnerships with treatment providers, health clinics, and human service agencies who will meet monthly to coordinate treatment and wrap-around services; (3) train five mdft therapists, one mdft supervisor and an mdft trainer by the end of year 2; (4) screen all project participants for the appropriateness of mat and refer through collaborative agreements with project partners; (5) provide improved housing, including recovery housing, to at least 50% of youth with housing instability, as measured by the gpra; (6) collect consumer satisfaction surveys from 80% of participants at three months to assess cultural competency and client satisfaction; and (7) evaluate treatment outcomes to understand the impact of go far on engagement, retention, and clinical outcomes. Expected clinical outcomes-at least 75% of participants will stay in treatment for at least 90 days. At discharge, youth will have reduced substance use, delinquency, and problem behaviors by 30%; 80% will have no new arrests, have used no marijuana or alcohol in the past month, and have no hard drug use; have reduced and stabilized mental health symptoms by 30%; 80% of youth will have stable mental health functioning; have improved school/ work functioning by 30%; 80% of youth will be in school or working; demonstrate 30% or more improvement in peer affiliation; and 80% of youth will not affiliate mostly with anti-social peers or be at high risk for stds and pregnancy. At discharge, families will improve emotional connection among members by 30% and significantly improve mean scores on youth-reported parent support and parent-reported family satisfaction; 80% of families will not regularly resort to family violence, have no new child abuse/neglect reports or open child welfare cases, and will not have poor family functioning. Population(s) to be served: SBC youth ages 12 to 25 who are at high risk for SUD/cods. Eighty percent of youth served in cada's treatment programs are latino, 70% are male, and most come from low-income families. Among youth aged 12 - 25 who were admitted to SBC alcohol and drug treatment programs in 2020, the primary drugs of choice were alcohol (26.4%), opiates (24.5%), methamphetamine (23%), marijuana (14.1%), and other drugs (10%).