Project Grant H79TI086598

NEW DIRECTIONS - SUMMARY OF PROJECT: CADA PREVENTION AND RECOVERY CENTER AN ACCREDITED SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, MENTAL HEALTH AND HIV PROVIDER WITH 62 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND A 5-YEAR PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF SERVING THE POPULATION OF FOCUS, WILL IMPLEMENT NEW DIRECTIONS TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING YOUTH, AND/OR FAMILIES WITH SUDS OR CODS, WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND RESIDE IN ORLEANS AND JEFFERSON PARISHES. PROJECT NAME: NEW DIRECTIONS. POPULATIONS SERVED: HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD AND/OR COD TREATMENT NEEDS BASED ON ASAM CRITERIA; 40% COD AND TRAUMA; 55% AFRICAN AMERICAN; 4% HISPANIC; 49% FEMALE; 50% MALE; 1% TRANSGENDER. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: 1) ENGAGE AND CONNECT THE POPULATION OF FOCUS TO TRAUMA-INFORMED HARM REDUCTION SERVICES, HIV/HVC SCREENING, SUD/COD OUTPATIENT/IOP TREATMENT COUPLED WITH EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES/PROGRAMS (IN-PERSON AND TELEHEALTH), STRENGTHS-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT, AND PEER-LED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND LINKAGES TO HOUSING, EDUCATION/EMPLOYMENT, HEALTHCARE, AND SOCIAL SUPPORTS; 2) ASSIST WITH IDENTIFYING SUSTAINABLE PERMANENT HOUSING BY COLLABORATING WITH HOMELESS SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS; AND 3) PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT THAT INCLUDES CARE COORDINATION/SERVICE DELIVERY PLANNING AND SOAR THAT SUPPORT STABILITY AND HOUSING TRANSITIONS. EBPS: S-BIRT; STRENGTH-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT; SOAR; SEEKING SAFETY; LIVING IN BALANCE; MATRIX; MAT; RECOVERY COACHING; HOUSING FIRST/PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. GOALS. 1) ENGAGE AND CONNECT THE POPULATION OF FOCUS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT, HARM REDUCTION SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES BY PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED, INCLUSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; 2) WORK WITH A DIVERSE STEERING COMMITTEE TO ASSIST WITH IDENTIFYING SUSTAINABLE PERMANENT HOUSING BY COLLABORATING WITH HOMELESS SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS AND HOUSING PROVIDERS, INCLUDING PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES, UTILIZING A HOUSING FIRST AND PERMANENT SUPPORTING HOUSING; 3) PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT THAT INCLUDES CARE COORDINATION/SERVICE DELIVERY PLANNING AND OTHER STRATEGIES THAT SUPPORT STABILITY ACROSS SERVICES AND HOUSING TRANSITIONS WORKING WITH JAILS AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS TO REDUCE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT AND IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS; 4) UTILIZE SOAR (SSI/SSDI OUTREACH, ACCESS, & RECOVERY) TO ENGAGE, ENROLL AND LINK PARTICIPANTS TO RESOURCES FOR HEALTH INSURANCE, MEDICAID, AND MAINSTREAM BENEFITS PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE; 5) USE THE DISPARITIES IMPACT STATEMENT TO REDUCE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES BY THE END OF THE 5-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD WORKING COLLECTIVELY WITH STEERING COMMITTEE. OBJECTIVES: 9/30/2023 AND 9/29/28: 1) 100% WILL BE SCREENED/ASSESSED FOR TRAUMA, SUD/COD, HIV/HVC; 2) 60% WILL IMPROVE ABSTINENCE; 3) 80% WILL IMPROVE SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS; 4) 80% WILL REDUCE HEALTH/BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES; 5) 100% WILL RECEIVE AN INDIVIDUALIZED HOUSING PLAN; 6) 50% WILL IMPROVE STABILITY IN HOUSING; 7) 80% WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT WILL REDUCE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT; 8) 60% WILL IMPROVE VOCATIONAL, EDUCATION, AND/OR EMPLOYMENT STATUS; 9)UTILIZE SOAR TO ENGAGE, ENROLL AND LINK 60% TO RESOURCES FOR HEALTH INSURANCE, MEDICAID, AND MAINSTREAM BENEFITS PROGRAMS; AND 10) 59% ENROLLED WILL IDENTIFY AS RACIAL, ETHNIC AND/OR LGBTQI+ MINORITIES. #SERVED: 50 (YEAR 1-5) = 250 TOTAL.