Project Grant H79TI088253

The Appomattox Recovery Initiative is a $375,000 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant will enable Horizon Behavioral Health, a local government-owned entity in Lynchburg, Virginia, to expand access to evidence-based, trauma-informed substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring disorder (COD) services for underserved adults and transitional-aged youth in the rural Appomattox County area over a 3-year period. The initiative will provide screening, intensive outpatient treatment, peer recovery support, harm reduction services, and case management to approximately 185 justice-involved individuals, offering an alternative to incarceration and addressing critical service gaps in this federally designated mental health and primary care Health Professional Shortage Area. Key evidence-based interventions will include the Community Reinforcement Approach, Moral Reconation Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and Illness Management and Recovery.