FGC mobile mat unit - family guidance centers, INC

Is a not-for-profit community-based organization that is licensed to provide residential and outpatient medication assisted treatment (mat) and other substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services by the illinois department of human services, division of substance use prevention and recovery (idhs/supr). The population of focus of our mat-pdoa grant is adult residents of city of chicago predominantly minority community areas who are diagnosed with opioid use disorders (OUD) and are clinically appropriate for some form of mat. The catchment area of our mat-pdoa grant will be the 21 community areas that comprise the major portions of the west and south sides of the city. These community areas have a total resident population of 698,545, with 17 having predominantly african american populations and the remaining four having predominantly latinx populations. The primary goal of our samhsa/csat mat-pdoa grant is to expand access to mat among members of our population of focus through establishment of a mobile unit through which all three FDA-approved medications for the treatment of OUD will be available, as well as naloxone kit distribution. Over the five years of samhsa/csat funding, an unduplicated count of at least 1,900 adults in our population of focus will be admitted to the expanded mat and recovery support services. These targeted chicago community areas rank relatively high in a comparative study of multidimensional socioeconomic hardship. Evidence is provided of the severe level of health disparities that are common among residents of our catchment area, to include rates of opioid overdose deaths that are substantially higher than the chicago citywide rate. Driven by factors such as job loss, social isolation, and anxiety, suds in general have increased dramatically in these communities during the covid-19 pandemic. While there are "brick and mortar" opioid treatment program (OTP) clinics in these targeted communities, innovative outreach approaches are needed to effectively expand mat access opportunities for persons with OUD in these areas. The proposed mobile unit will comply with both u.s, drug enforcement administration and state of illinois requirements, and is designed to serve as an in-person response directly in the community to those needing access to mat. The screening, comprehensive assessment, and support referral services that will be available through the mobile unit are described in our application. These services will include screening for CO-occurring mental health issues and tobacco product use. A summary is provided of FGC's organizational and staff qualifications and experience. This summary includes mention of FGC's successful participation in previous samsha/csat awards. A plan is provided which commits to compliance with samhsa/csat gpra data collection and performance measurement expectations. FGC is requesting $525,000 in mat-pdoa funding in each of five years. The proposed mobile unit services will be coordinated with related local and idhs/supr programs and initiatives to in part avoid any duplication of effort and resources.