37TH district court adult drug court substance abuse treatment capacity expansion program. - the 37TH district court adult drug court substance abuse treatment capacity expansion program, state of…

37TH district court adult drug court substance abuse treatment capacity expansion program. - the 37TH district court adult drug court substance abuse treatment capacity expansion program, state of michigan, city of warren, is requesting funds in the amount of $2,000,000.00 from samhsa to increase access and availability of services to a larger number of clients, increasing the number of individuals served and addressing the gaps in the continuum of treatment for individuals who have treatment needs for SUD and/or CO-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. This would include evidence-based, trauma informed substance abuse and mental health treatment beginning with risk and need assessment and including outpatient treatment, medically assisted treatment (mat), residential treatment and detox as appropriate. IT may also help US with drug testing and case management. More specifically, we will address the unmet needs related to wrap around services by improving access and availability of recovery support services related to the provision of relapse prevention, life skills interventions, acupuncture therapy and recovery housing, with appropriate referral for HIV and hepatitis B and C testing and treatment, as well as, for tobacco cessation services in the community. The population to be served is high risk/high need adult males and females residing in the TRI-county area, including jail or prison-bound, non-violent felony and misdemeanant offenders with severe substance abuse problems and CO-occurring disorders, trauma victims and veterans that become involved in the legal system. This will be a culturally diverse population of individuals of various ethnic, racial and economic backgrounds, including sexual and gender minority groups. The 37TH district court drug court will consider the behavioral health needs of returning veterans and their families, prioritizing this population for services where appropriate. Potential behavioral health care disparity related to race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation will be monitored and addressed. 85 participants will be served the 1ST year, and 65 each year for the next 4 following years, for a total of 345 over the lifetime of the grant. The drug court will continue to follow the 10 key drug court components. The goals and objectives of the project are as follows: (1) reduce drug use during program participation, measured by alcohol and drug screen results. (2) retain participants in the program, measured by retention rate. (3) reduce drug and alcohol related crime, in the jurisdiction, measured by recidivism rate. (4) alleviate congestion of court dockets, measured by the percent of defendants that are removed from the regular court docket when entering the drug court. (5) alleviate jail/prison overcrowding, measured by the number of days per the sentencing guidelines which the defendants would have served had they not entered the drug court. (6) retain participants in substance abuse treatment, measured by number of participants who successfully complete the program, as completion of treatment is a requirement. This will result in reduced recidivism, improved public safety and saving tax payer dollars associated with incarceration costs, having a positive impact on the graduating participant as well as the community as a whole.