Mariposa county drug court expansion - the mariposa county drug court expansion project will focus on drug court participants in mariposa county; all drug court participants struggle with suds and…

Mariposa county drug court expansion - the mariposa county drug court expansion project will focus on drug court participants in mariposa county; all drug court participants struggle with suds and some with CO-occurring mental illness. This project seeks to address health disparities and close gaps in our current drug court model to see an increase in graduation rates, a decrease in substance use, and improve recovery outcomes through recovery coaching, case management, career education, and transportation. The project will work with 30 people annually; 150 people over the course of the project. The budget reflects a reduced funding request due to the small population in our county, thus a smaller drug court population. Goals and objectives are as follows: goal 1: provide access to services throughout mariposa county to decrease substance use and improve recovery outcomes. Objective 1.1: provide case management (CM)/recovery coaching (RC) services two times per week in north county beginning january 2024. Objective 1.2: provide mariposa county probation access to office space for drug testing as needed beginning january 2024. Objective 1.3: 60% of north county residents in DC will access six or more services in their community annually. Objective 1.4: 70% of DC participants will report a lessened burden of completing required tasks due to increased access to services. Objective 1.5: provide transportation for DC participants to access needed services; 90% of participants that use transportation services will report that transportation increased their ability to meet DC requirements. Goal 2: increase the graduation rates for DC participants by 10% through supportive case management, care coordination, and recovery coaching. Objective 2.1: hire a DC case manager by november 15, 2023. Objective 2.2: introduce CM/care coordination into DC model by january 1, 2024. Objective 2.3: 60% of DC graduates will report improved engagement and reduced barriers due to services. Objective 2.4: provide CM to no less than 30 DC participants (90%) annually and 150 individuals over the course of the project. Objective 2.5: 10 DC participants will engage with recovery coaches annually, 50 over the course of the project. Objective 2.6: 65% of DC participants that engage with recovery coaches will report improvement in one of the four dimensions of recovery. Goal 3: increase employment opportunities for drug court participants by building professional skills and experience. Objective 3.1: hire a recovery coach mentor by november 15, 2023. Objective 3.2: provide a BI-annual recovery coach academy beginning in january 2024. Objective 3.3: train 5 drug court participants as recovery coaches annually. Objective 3.4: employee 4 drug court participants as recovery coaches annually. Objective 3.5: 75% of recovery coaches will report increased confidence in their ability to obtain and retain employment. Goal 4: increase the social connectedness of drug court participants. Objective 4.1: host monthly sober social support activities beginning january 2024. Objective 4.2: 50% of drug court participants will report an increase in their access to a sober community of support and that this support is central to their recovery.