Project Grant H79TI083665

FARNHAM INC. ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENTS, TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES. - PROJECT NAME: FARNHAM ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENTS, TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES FARNHAM INC. WILL LEAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH OSWEGO COUNTY OPPORTUNITIES INC., LIBERTY RESOURCES INC., & STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (SUNY) AT OSWEGO TO ENHANCE & EXPAND EXISTING PROGRAMS. SERVICES WILL FOCUS ON THE DELIVERY OF EARLY INTERVENTION, TREATMENT & RECOVERY SUPPORTS TO ADOLESCENTS, TRANSITION AGED YOUTH & THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROJECT WILL IMPROVE ACCESS TO EARLY INTERVENTION, TREATMENT SERVICES, IMPROVE RETENTION & NETWORKS TO WRAP AROUND SUPPORTS. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE ADOLESCENTS (12-18), TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH (16-25) WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUD AND MENTAL DISORDERS (COD) AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE CATCHMENT AREA IS OSWEGO COUNTY, NEW YORK STATE (NYS). THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WHICH INCLUDES HIGH LEVELS OF SUD, LIMITED AVAILABILITY & ACCESS TO SERVICES, HIGH RATES OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY, HIGH RATES OF TOBACCO USE, HIGH LEVELS OF POVERTY, A HIGH LEVEL OF NEED FOR AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH SUD AND POVERTY, LOW FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN TREATMENT AND A DISPROPORTIONATELY LOW NUMBER OF FEMALES SERVED MAKING UP 39% OF ADMISSIONS IN 2020 VS. 61% FOR MALES. ENHANCED EARLY INTERVENTION & TREATMENT WITH SPECIALIZED EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMS (EBPS) IS ESSENTIAL TO MEET THESE IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF THE CATCHMENT AREA AND POPULATION OF FOCUS. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE ACCESS TO EARLY INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES, STRENGTHEN RETENTION AND FOSTER CONNECTIONS TO WRAP AROUND SUPPORTS. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ACHIEVING THE PROJECT GOALS WHICH INCLUDE: (1) EXPAND AND DEVELOP EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO THE POPULATION OF FOCUS, (2) ENHANCE OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO ENGAGE THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IN TREATMENT, (3) ENSURE AVAILABILITY OF AND CONNECTION TO RECOVERY AND WRAP AROUND SUPPORTS. THE MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES IN MEETING THESE GOALS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO; INCREASE # OF ADOLESCENTS & TRANSITION AGED YOUTH WHO RECEIVE SCREENING AND EARLY INTERVENTION BY 75%, 80% OF PREGNANT WOMAN AND 50% OF OTHERS ADMITTED TO TREATMENT ACHIEVE ABSTINENCE FROM TOBACCO, SECURE RECOVERY HOUSING FOR 90% OF PARTICIPANTS IN NEED AND ACHIEVE A 75% 30-DAY HOUSING RETENTION RATE, 50% OF PARTICIPANTS ENGAGE IN PRSS AND 85% ARE RETAINED FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FEMALES WHO ACCESS COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT BY 25% AND SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT OF 50% OF FAMILY MEMBERS. AS A RESULT OF THESE GRANT FUNDS THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE 250 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR ONE AND 250 IN EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR, SERVING 1250 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS OVER THE COURSE OF THE 5-YEAR PROJECT.