Adult reentry enhancement project (arep) is a 5-year project that will enhance recovery support services within a trauma informed recovery-oriented system of care (TI-rosc) to reduce substance use and…

Adult reentry enhancement project (arep) is a 5-year project that will enhance recovery support services within a trauma informed recovery-oriented system of care (TI-rosc) to reduce substance use and recidivism and increase employment and recovery capital among justice-involved adult males in boone county, missouri. An average of 110 unduplicated clients will be served per year with a total of 550 served over the lifetime of the project. The target population will have substance use disorders/CO-occurring disorders (SUD/COD) and will be 4 months or less from scheduled prison release, on probation or parole and at risk of RE-incarceration due to a violation(s), or recently released/referred to community-based treatment. This target population will receive enhanced services which fill identified gaps in the TI-rosc which are sustainable and expected to provide a positive return on investment long after grant funding expires. The goals of the IN2ACTION arep program are to (1) reduce substance use, crime, and recidivism by high-risk offenders returning to the boone county community; (2) enhance collaboration between IN2ACTION, corrections (institutional corrections and probation and parole), and other community service providers to assure a seamless transition to the reentry process for high-risk offenders that begins before release; and (3) increase ongoing support in the natural community for recently released high-risk offenders by assisting clients to improve their financial independence through employment, education and/or entitlements. The measurable objectives are (1) 85% of participants will decrease criminal activity; 80% of participants will abstain from substance misuse; and 80% of participants will increase recovery capital. (2) 80% of participants will be engaged prior to their release through collaboration with the missouri department of corrections; IN2ACTION and probation and parole will institute monthly partnership meetings; and collaboration at the central missouri recovery coalition's TI-rosc will be enhanced/strengthened through work groups and meeting agendas. (3) 80% of participants will complete an evidence-based workforce development program; 80% of participants will report improved family relations and participation in peer support and/or mutual support groups; and 80% of participants with medical and/or mental health needs will be referred to appropriate services, including SUD/COD treatment, screening, and testing of persons at high-risk for HIV and other infectious disease. The success and impact of project will be measured through a formal evaluation conducted by the university of missouri-columbia.