Recovery supports enhancement project - the ottawa county recovery court (OCRC) is a program of the 20TH judicial circuit court in ottawa county, michigan

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $400,000 to the County of Ottawa (operating as the 20th Circuit Court) on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490) to support the Ottawa County Recovery Court's Recovery Supports Enhancement Project.

The recipient will expand program capacity to serve a minimum of 45 new participants annually through three targeted activities: expanding admission of eligible participants, strengthening identification and enrollment of individuals with opioid and methamphetamine use disorders, and enhancing evidence-based treatment, intensive case management, and recovery support services to improve graduation rates and reduce recidivism. The program targets adult non-violent felony offenders with substance use and co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders who meet DSM-5-TR criteria for moderate to severe substance use disorder, qualify for intensive outpatient treatment or higher under ASAM criteria, and score as high-risk on the COMPAS assessment.

All services are delivered in Ottawa County, Michigan (located in West Olive) to county residents. The performance period runs through September 29, 2031.

Funds will support our recovery supports enhancement project . This project will serve a minimum of 45 new participants per year and in doing so will: (1) expand program capacity to admit additional eligible participants; (2) strengthen the identification and enrollment of high-risk/high-need individuals with opioid and methamphetamine use disorders; and (3) enhance evidence-based treatment, intensive case management, and recovery support services for participants with opioid and methamphetamine use disorders to improve program graduation rates and reduce recidivism. The OCRC targets adult, non-violent felony offenders with substance use (drugs and/or alcohol) and/or CO-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. All persons must have a moderate to severe substance use disorder according to the DSM-5-TR, qualify for intensive outpatient treatment or higher according to the american society of addiction medicine (ASAM) criteria, and qualify as high-risk using the correctional offender management and profiling for alternative sanctions (COMPAS) assessment. This project will serve residents of ottawa county, michigan. All recovery court participants are ottawa county residents, all direct services providers are in ottawa county, and all services will be delivered in ottawa county. Ottawa county covers 565 square miles, has an estimated population of 308,459, with 60% of the population falling between ages 18-65, which has been the age range for over 98% of our participants. The goals, objectives, and implementation approach for this project directly align with samhsa's six strategic priorities and are guided by the cross-cutting principles that services are data-driven, innovative, and grounded in gold-standard science. Our project goals are to: (1) increase capacity of the OCRC; (2) provide enhanced recovery support services; (3) provide enhanced treatment services; (4) improve participants' recovery capital / social functioning; and (5) reduce recidivism. To meet these goals, we will be implementing evidence-based practices that include the use of case management, peer recovery coaching, medication assisted treatment, and trauma therapy.