Project Grant H79TI084903

RECONNECT AND RECOVER - SUMMARY OF PROJECT: THE COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (D.B.A. CADA PREVENTION AND RECOVERY CENTER), A SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, MENTAL HEALTH AND HIV PROVIDER WITH 62 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND A 16-YEAR PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF SERVING THE POPULATION OF FOCUS, WILL IMPLEMENT THE RECONNECT & RECOVER PROJECT EXPANDING TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SUD/COD SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER TREATMENT, HARM REDUCTION AND WRAPAROUND PEER-LED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR 150 CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVED ADULTS OVER THE 3-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM ADDRESSES A COUNTY-IDENTIFIED NEED TO EXPAND SUD/COD TREATMENT IN JEFFERSON AND ORLEANS PARISHES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW ORLEANS REENTRY TASK FORCE, ORLEANS PARRISH REENTRY COURT, THE LA. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT PROBATION/PAROLE, FIT CLINIC, HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS, LA. COUNCIL OF RESOURCES (LACOR) AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICES. PROJECT NAME: RECONNECT & RECOVER. POPULATIONS SERVED: CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVED ADULTS (AGES 18+) WITH SUD/COD TREATMENT NEEDS BASED ON ASAM CRITERIA; 40% COD AND TRAUMA; 55% AFRICAN AMERICAN; 4% HISPANIC; 19% FEMALE; 80% MALE; 1% TRANSGENDER. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: EXPANDS REENTRY SYSTEMS COORDINATION, OUTREACH, TRAUMA-INFORMED HARM REDUCTION, SUD/COD TREATMENT AND ENHANCES TREATMENT DOSAGE AND INTENSITY VIA EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND SERVICES (IN-PERSON AND TELEHEALTH VIDEOCONFERENCING), CASE MANAGEMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE SCREENING, ASSESSMENTS, CASE MANAGEMENT, OUTPATIENT/IOP, FAMILY THERAPY, PARENT EDUCATION AND RECOVERY SUPPORTS. TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES INCLUDE STANDARDIZED SCREENING/ASSESSMENT, SUD/COD OUTPATIENT/IOP TREATMENT, COUPLED WITH STRENGTHS-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT, PEER-LED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND LINKAGES TO HOUSING, EDUCATION/EMPLOYMENT, HEALTHCARE, AND SOCIAL SUPPORTS. EBPS: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; SEEKING SAFETY; MATRIX; SMART RECOVERY; MAT. GOALS. 1) STRENGTHEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION TO EXPAND REFERRAL PATHWAYS TO SUD/COD OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FOR ADULTS WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT; 2) IMPROVE SUD DIAGNOSIS FOR COD, TRAUMA, HIV, HEPATITIS AND INCREASE SUBSTANCE USE ABSTINENCE USING HARM REDUCTION TECHNIQUES; 3) INCREASE ACCESS AND RETENTION IN SUD/COD TREATMENT; 4) IMPROVE VOCATIONAL/EDUCATION/EMPLOYMENT STABILITY WITH RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM LINKAGES; 5) IMPROVE HOUSING STABILITY; 6) DECREASE INVOLVEMENT IN CRIME; 7) USE PEER-LED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND CARE COORDINATION TO ENSURE SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS; 8) IMPROVE ACCESS/AVAILABILITY TO SUD/COD TREATMENT, REDUCING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES. OBJECTIVES: BETWEEN 9/30/2022 AND 9/29/25: 1) 100% OF 150 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE SCREENING/ASSESSMENTS; 2) 100% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE SCREENED/ASSESSED FOR TRAUMA, SUD/COD, HIV, HEPATITIS; 65% WILL IMPROVE ABSTINENCE; 3) 80% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL INCREASE RETENTION IN TREATMENT; 4) 80% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL IMPROVE VOCATIONAL/EDUCATION/EMPLOYMENT STATUS; 5) 80% OF PARTICIPANTS IN NEED OF HOUSING WILL BE PLACED IN HOUSING; 6) 80% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL REDUCE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT; 7) 80% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL IMPROVE SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS; 8) 55% OF ADULT PARTICIPANTS SERVED WILL BE RACIAL AND/OR ETHNIC POPULATIONS. #SERVED: 50 (YEAR 1); 50 (YEARS 2-3) = 150 TOTAL.