17TH circuit court tasc expansion. Enhance its capacity to serve adults residing in kent county MI with significant substance use disorders, mental health needs, and high criminogenic risk. - the kent…

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Kent County, Michigan $400,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490).

Kent County's 17th Circuit Court Treatment and Support Court (TASC) will expand capacity to serve adults in Kent County with substance use disorders, mental health needs, and high criminogenic risk. The award funds five key strategies: contracted clinician services for rapid screening and eligibility determination; peer coaching and prosocial community connection to increase recovery capital; expanded access to medications for opioid use disorder and evidence-based treatment; increased program capacity; and graduation readiness support through housing, employment, and education stabilization. Current staffing shortages and limited treatment access have constrained enrollment, created delays in screening and assessment, and reduced treatment engagement. The expanded program aims to increase participant volume, reduce program entry delays, improve engagement consistency, build recovery capital, and lower recidivism. TASC will employ monthly data monitoring and semi-annual performance reporting to track adherence to best practices and demonstrate measurable gains in participant sobriety and public safety.

Performance occurs in Wyoming, Michigan, with a period of performance from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031.

17TH circuit court tasc expansion. Enhance its capacity to serve adults residing in kent county MI with significant substance use disorders, mental health needs, and high criminogenic risk. - the kent county treatment and support court (tasc) requests funding to enhance its capacity to serve adults residing in kent county MI with significant substance use disorders, mental health needs, and high criminogenic risk. Current staffing shortages and limited treatment access have resulted in limiting the number of people served, delays in screening/assessment, inconsistent engagement, and gaps in recovery support. Tasc aims to increase the number of people served, reduce delays in program entry, improve treatment engagement, increase recovery capital, and reduce recidivism. Tasc will implement five key strategies: (1) expand rapid screening and eligibility determination through a contracted clinician; (2) increase recovery capital via peer coaching, prosocial community connection, and supportive housing; (3) strengthen access to medications for opioid use disorder and evidence based treatment; and (4) expand program capacity; and 5.) improve graduation readiness by stabilizing participants in housing, employment, and education. The project aligns with samha's strategic priorities by preventing substance misuse, abuse, and addiction, improving access to CO-occurring treatment court and evidence based CO-occurring treatments, helping individuals to achieve long-term recovery and sobriety, addressing substance use disorders and CO-occurring mental health disorders and using integrated evidence based approaches. The court will use monthly data monitoring and semi-annual performance reporting to ensure adherence to best practices, support continuous quality improvement, and demonstrate measurable gains in participant sobriety and public safety.