Project star-m (seeking treatment and recovery for minorities) to increase engagement in care for 250 racial and ethnic underrepresented individuals with substance use and mental disorders. -…

Project star-m (seeking treatment and recovery for minorities) to increase engagement in care for 250 racial and ethnic underrepresented individuals with substance use and mental disorders. - community rehabilitation center project satr-m abstract the community rehabilitation center (CRC), established in 1993 and located in the heart of jacksonville, duval county, florida, proposes to implement project star-m (seeking treatment and recovery for minorities) to increase engagement in care for 250 (50 per year) racial and ethnic underrepresented individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or CO-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD) who are at risk for or are living with HIV/hepatitis in duval county, florida, listed as one of the localities hardest HIT by the HIV epidemic by the department of health and human services. CRC expects to fulfill the purpose of the grant by recruiting and hiring experienced and competent staff that includes a project director at 0.20 FTE, a project coordinator at 1.0 FTE, a licensed mental health counselor/certified addictions professional (lmhc/cap; 1.0 FTE), a MHC (1.0 FTE) a case manager (1.0 FTE), and an outreach worker (1.0 FTE). The following are the goals of the project: 1) to develop capacity to deliver trauma-informed, person-centered, and recovery-oriented SUD/COD treatment services to minority, primarily african american, individuals living with or at-risk for HIV/hepatitis. 2) implement enhanced services and recovery supports designed to address the specific needs minority individuals who experience SUD and COD and are HIV/HEP positive or at risk. 3) monitor progress and performance on achieving the goals and objectives of project star-m CRC will utilize the ebps listed below without any planned modifications: HIV counseling, testing and linkage (CTL), the matrix model, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and seeking safety.