Project Grant H79TI083761

CARES RECOVERY CORPS - MCPIK'S CARES RECOVERY CORPS WILL SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SEEKING OR IN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IN MORRIS AND PASSAIC COUNTY NEW JERSEY THROUGH PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND TRAINING. PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES INCLUDE GOAL 1. BUILD A CARES RECOVERY CORPS, WHICH WILL FOSTER LOCAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RECOVERY NETWORKS AND OTHER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (RSS).OBJECTIVE 1. BY MAY 30, 2024 RECRUIT AND TRAIN 120 INDIVIDUALS FROM MORRIS AND PASSAIC COUNTIES IN THE CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST (CPRS) TRAINING. OBJECTIVE 2. BY MAY 30, 2024 PROVIDE 500 INTERNSHIP HOURS TO THE TRAINEES TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CPRS CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS CERTIFICATION BOARD OF NJ, AS MEASURED BY SIGN IN SHEETS AND/OR ACTIVITY LOGS. OBJECTIVE 3. BY MAY 30, 2024 PROVIDE 25 SUPERVISION HOURS TO THE TRAINEES TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CPRS CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS CERTIFICATION BOARD OF NJ, AS MEASURED BY SUPERVISION LOGS. GOAL 2. ORGANIZE A TEAM OF RECOVERY AMBASSADORS THAT WILL FOCUS ON STIGMA REDUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD). OBJECTIVE 1. BY MAY 30, 2024, PROVIDE 12 STIGMA REDUCTION EDUCATION TRAININGS IN PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS, PROVIDING ONE TRAINING PER QUARTER. OBJECTIVE 2. BY MAY 30, 2024, PROVIDE 12 STIGMA REDUCTION EDUCATION TRAININGS IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS, PROVIDING ONE TRAINING PER QUARTER. OBJECTIVE 3. BY MAY 30, 2024, INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ON THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF STIGMA ON INDIVIDUALS WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD), AS MEASURED BY RESULTS OF A PRE AND POSTTEST. GOAL 3. ENHANCE AND INCREASE ACCESS TO RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF THE TARGETED COMMUNITIES. OBJECTIVE 1. BY MAY 30, 2024, SURVEY 300 INDIVIDUALS USING THE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (RSS) STRENGTHS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT. OBJECTIVE 2. BY MAY 30, 2024 EXPAND RSS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES BY ESTABLISHING FIVE NEW RECOVERY SUPPORT MEETINGS REPRESENTING MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY. OBJECTIVE 3. BY MAY 30, 2024 IMPLEMENT ONE NEW RECOVERY SUPPORT PROGRAMING IN EACH COUNTY, INFLUENCED BY THE RESULTS OF THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. GOAL 4. BUILD AND SUSTAIN A KNOWLEDGEABLE, VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ON ISSUES RELATED TO SUD TO ENHANCE THE RECOVERY ECOSYSTEMS IN THE TARGETED COMMUNITIES. OBJECTIVE 1. CREATE AND FOSTER COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS TO DEVELOP, BUILD AND EXPAND RECOVERY CAPITAL WITHIN THE TARGETED COMMUNITIES, EVIDENCED BY SURVEY RESULTS FROM THE RECOVERY DATA PLATFORM (RDP) AND THE BRIEF ADDICTION RECOVERY CAPITAL (BARC) SCALE, WITH A 40% INCREASE IN RECOVERY CAPITAL AND OUTCOMES BY MAY 30, 2024. OBJECTIVE 2. ENHANCE THE LOCAL RECOVERY ECOSYSTEM BY STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO PEER TO PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT TO ANYONE IN NEED, OBSERVED BY PROVIDING RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO 300 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS BY MAY 30, 2024. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 140 PEOPLE ANNUALLY AND 420 OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT.