Cuyahoga county adult drug court expansion project - the cuyahoga county adult drug court (ADC) expansion project, which serves communities in the greater cleveland area, is a comprehensive approach…

Cuyahoga county adult drug court expansion project - the cuyahoga county adult drug court (ADC) expansion project, which serves communities in the greater cleveland area, is a comprehensive approach that fights against the current opiate crises in ohio. With the financial assistance of $2,000,000 in samhsa grant funds over five years, the project will continue to combat ohio's opiate crisis by supporting a foundation for lifelong sobriety that helps to save lives. IT will do so by expanding its adult drug court into a comprehensive system of supports and services that help participants move toward recovery while assisting them in making productive and positive life changes. Specifically, IT will implement a coordinated care response initiative that provides participants with the following strategies: (1) decrease referral-to-entry time: streamline the process from referral to entry into the ADC can to enhance efficiency and participant engagement, (2) incorporate mental health services: integrate mental health services directly into the ADC team model to ensure comprehensive care for participants with CO-occurring disorders, and (3) enhance integrated case planning: promote collaborative efforts between criminal justice and behavioral health partners for improved case planning. These strategic steps can lead to better outcomes and a more effective ADC. The population to be served by the ADC expansion project includes suburban males (62%) and females (38%). Most are caucasian (83%), african american (11%), and hispanic (5%). A smaller set of the population also includes individuals who are lesbian, GAY, bisexual, or transgender (4.3%). A subgroup of the overall population (59%) served by the adult drug court also requires medications for opioid use disorder treatment (MOUD) and likely includes males (73%) and females (27%)-with the majority being caucasian. According to 2022 drug court intake interviews, half of all offenders participating in the adult drug court report having one or more days of severe depression, while another half have been prescribed medication. The majority of the proposed expansion population (86%) report having one or more days of severe anxiety or tension. Further, 41% will have CO-occurring disorders, while 26% have multiple diagnoses. The CO-occurring diagnoses include depressive disorder (19%), anxiety (12%), ptsd (26%), bipolar (11%), trauma disorder (4%), adjustment disorder (1%), and schizoaffective disorder (1%). The honorable judge david matia will oversee the ADC expansion project that will annually serve 45 unduplicated participants (or 225/five years) with an opioid use disorder to further bridge the GAP between treatment and long-term sobriety through a new coordinated care response initiative. Its goals and objectives target providing offenders suffering from moderate to severe opioid use disorders with judicial supervision, immediate assessments and crisis management, intensive supervision management involving a probation officer, program sanctions and rewards, residential treatment including medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and sober living accommodations. IT will also collaborate with signature health, one of the area's top treatment providers specializing in mental health and addiction services, to provide participants with comprehensive mental health counseling and case management services. In addition to achieving ongoing sobriety, and improved criminal justice outcomes, the ADC expansion project allows participants to obtain stability in health, education, employment, housing, and family relations, ultimately building their recovery capital. A collaboration of community partners is committed to providing the most effective treatment services to support participants in their recovery process and address their criminogenic needs. They include treatment alternatives to street crimes (TASC), thrive peer recovery services, community assessment & treatment services (CATS), catholic charities (matt talbot), and stella maris, INC.