Teen solutions: transforming family recovery - the proposed program, teen solutions: transforming family recovery, is addressing unmet substance use treatment needs of youth whose risk factors for…

Teen solutions: transforming family recovery - the proposed program, teen solutions: transforming family recovery, is addressing unmet substance use treatment needs of youth whose risk factors for substance use have increased during covid-19. The goal of the program is to interrupt teenagers' progression of substance use through the application of both, youth and family, recovery support services in partnership with evidenced based treatment services of motivational enhancement therapy and contingency management interventions. Care will implement the following required activities to offer motivational-based therapeutic approaches to youth in partnership with RSS that are population specific by: 1) providing screening and assessment for substance use and/or CO-occurring disorders through both telehealth and an in-person evidenced based models, 2) provide age appropriate evidenced-based (motivational enhancement therapy and contingency management) outpatient therapy for youth and families, 3) provide recovery support (RSS) for both youth and families via a youth peer recovery coach and family recovery coach respectively, 4) increase access to care by streamlining the intake process to treatment and customizing RSS services to those with the greatest need in the community and 5) enhance diversity, inclusion, equity (DEI) initiatives through a robust action plan in order to provide culturally competent services, including population specific RSS and staff that reflect the people served.