High Point Treatment Center

EXPANDING ACCESS OF SUBSTANCE USE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDER SERVICES THROUGH RAPID ACCESS ASSESSMENT CENTER

PREVENTION SERVICES OF HIGH POINT TREATMENT CENTER'S SPF-PFS INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE AMONG MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS IN SOUTHEASTERN, MA.

INCREASING CAPACITY OF MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER PATIENTS IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY

PARTNERING WITH YOUTH FOR SUCCESS IN REGIONAL PREVENTION - HIGH POINT TREATMENT CENTER’S PREVENTION SERVICES’ PROPOSED PROJECT, “PARTNERING WITH YOUTH FOR SUCCESS IN REGIONAL PREVENTION” WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS ELEVEN CITIES AND TOWNS IN SOUTHEASTERN, MASSACHUSETTS. THE PROJECT WILL BE EXECUTED THROUGH UNIVERSAL, SELECTIVE AND INDICATED PREVENTION PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-12 WITH A FOCUS ON LGBTQ+ YOUTH, HIGH NEEDS STUDENTS AND THOSE WHO ATTEND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN THE REGION. THE GOALS OF THIS GRANT ARE TO: (1) REDUCE THE ONSET AND PROGRESSION OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND ITS RELATED PROBLEMS, AND (2) TO INCREASE THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION IN THE REGION. THE OBJECTIVES OF GOAL ONE ARE TO: (1) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF YOUTH LEADERS INVOLVED IN PREVENTION SERVICES’ REGIONAL YOUTH COALITION BY 100% IN ORDER TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN ITS CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK (SPF) AND ENHANCE EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS; (2) PS’ REGIONAL YOUTH COALITION WILL PLAN, COORDINATE, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE A REGIONAL YOUTH PREVENTION CONFERENCE FOR 300 INDIVIDUALS; AND (3) INCREASE THE LEVEL OF PERCEIVED PEER DISAPPROVAL AMONG YOUTH IN GRADES 6-12 IN THE REGION BY 5%. THE OBJECTIVES OF GOAL TWO ARE TO: (1) DEVELOP A PEER MENTOR INITIATIVE BETWEEN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ONE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT; AND (2) RECRUIT AND DEPLOY AT LEAST ONE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER ON PS’ LOCAL COALITIONS TO COMPLETE THE SPF. PREVENTION SERVICES’ CATCHMENT REGION IS LOCATED 25 MILES SOUTH OF BOSTON, MA. THE REGION IS BROKEN UP INTO TWO PRINCIPLE AREAS. THE FIRST IS THE GREATER BROCKTON REGION WHICH IS HOME TO ABOUT 207,670 RESIDENTS. BROCKTON, WITH ROUGHLY 105,446 RESIDENTS, IS A CULTURALLY DIVERSE CITY (66.3% OF COLOR AND 31% FOREIGN BORN), WITH HIGH RATES OF POVERTY (11.5% BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL). IN STARK CONTRAST ARE THE NEIGHBORING TOWNS OF BRIDGEWATER, EAST BRIDGEWATER, HANSON, RAYNHAM, ROCKLAND, AND WHITMAN WHERE ON AVERAGE ONLY 11% OF THE POPULATION IS OF COLOR AND 6% LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. THE SECOND REGION BRINGS TOGETHER THE TOWNS OF PLYMOUTH, CARVER, MIDDLEBORO, AND NOW WAREHAM, SERVING ROUGHLY 121,000 RESIDENTS. THE POPULATION IS PREDOMINATELY WHITE AT AN AVERAGE OF 90%, WITH APPROXIMATELY 8% LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. THE TOTALITY OF THESE TWO REGIONS SERVE ROUGHLY 29,000 STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-12. THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL BE SERVED ANNUALLY INCLUDE 26,000 YOUTH AND 55,000 YOUTH OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT. PREVENTION SERVICES WILL ADDITIONALLY SERVE 52,000 ADULTS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR AND 75,000 OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIVE YEARS.

THE COLLABORATIVE: A THREE COMMUNITY REGION WORKING TO PREVENT YOUTH USE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND MARIJUANA.

HIGH POINT TREATMENT CENTER'S ADULT AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS - HIGH POINT TREATMENT CENTER'S ADULT AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SOUTHEASTERN, MASSACHUSETTS SEEKS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING AND RESOURCES IN ORDER TO BETTER RESPOND TO THE GROWING NEEDS AROUND MENTAL HEALTH IN THE REGION. THE POPULATION TO BE SERVED THROUGH THE PROPOSED PROGRAM INCLUDES YOUTH AGES 6-18 AND GENERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE FIRST GOAL WILL BE TO TRAIN THOSE WHO INTERACT WITH YOUTH AND THE GENERAL COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND SAFELY INTERVENE WITH THE USE OF CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES. THE FIRST OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO CERTIFY 16 LOCAL FACILITATORS AS YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA) INSTRUCTORS BY FEBRUARY OF 2022. THE SECOND OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO HAVE THE YMHFA INSTRUCTORS TRAIN 300 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS BY SEPTEMBER OF 2022. THE THIRD OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO HAVE THE YMHFA AND MHFA INSTRUCTORS TRAIN A TOTAL OF 600 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS BY SEPTEMBER 2023. THE SECOND GOAL OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS TO STRENGTHEN THE REGION'S REFERRAL SYSTEM TO MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES IN ORDER TO BETTER REFER INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. OBJECTIVE 1 WILL BE TO DEVELOP AND LAUNCH A PRINTED AND ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE DIRECTORY THAT WILL BE DISSEMINATED TO APPROXIMATELY 10,000 INDIVIDUALS IN THE REGION BY SEPTEMBER OF 2022. THE THIRD AND FINAL GOAL WILL BE TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THE OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO LAUNCH A SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN THAT WILL REACH APPROXIMATELY 15,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS BY SEPTEMBER 2022. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE SERVED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT IS 25,300 INDIVIDUALS AND THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THE GRANT APPROXIMATELY 128,015 WILL BE SERVED.

THE COLLABORATIVE: A THREE-COMMUNITY REGION ADDRESSING YOUTH OPIOID AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE, MULTI-MEDIA APPROACH. - THE COLLABORATIVE IS LOCATED IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ENCOMPASSES THE ADJOINING TOWNS OF EAST BRIDGEWATER, ROCKLAND AND WHITMAN. THE COLLABORATIVE?S PROPOSED PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE REDUCTION OF OPIOID AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE AMONG YOUTH AGED 12-18 THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION EFFORT THAT INCLUDES YOUTH, FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE BY GIVING YOUTH THE VOICE TO DRIVE PREVENTION EFFORTS. SPECIFICALLY, THE COLLABORATIVE WILL INCREASE AWARENESS AROUND OPIOIDS AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS THROUGH YOUTH-DRIVEN SOCIAL MARKETING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO A VARIETY OF POPULATIONS. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL INVOLVE STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY IN CREATING MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND BUSINESSES WITHIN THE REGION TO MORE EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS YOUTH OPIOID AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE. THROUGH THE PROPOSED PROGRAM, THE COLLABORATIVE SEEKS TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES: INCREASE AWARENESS OF YOUTH OPIOID AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE AMONG THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS LOCAL BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND MEDICAL PROVIDERS. INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES WILL BE OBSERVED THROUGH AN INCREASE IN PROMOTION OF FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE THE RISK OF OPIOID AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE, IN ADDITION TO INCREASING THE EASE, ABILITY, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH TO ACCESS SETTINGS, SUCH AS PROGRAMS EMPHASIZING SELF-EFFICACY AND LEARNING SKILLS THAT PREVENT OPIOID AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE. LONG TERM OUTCOMES WILL BE TO CHANGE THE CULTURE AND CONTEXT REGARDING THE ACCEPTABILITY OF OPIOID AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE, AS WELL AS REDUCING AND PREVENTING YOUTH USE OF OPIOIDS AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. BY JUNE 30, 2022, THE COLLABORATIVE SEEKS TO REDUCE THE PERCENT OF 12TH GRADERS IN THE REGION WHO HAVE MISUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM 5% BASELINE TO 4% AS INDICATED ON OUR ANNUAL YOUTH SURVEY. IN ADDITION, COLLABORATIVE STAFF WILL PARTNER TO CREATE 3 MULTI-MEDIA PROJECTS WITH YOUTH, FAMILIES AND INDI VIDUALS IN RECOVERY THAT WILL BE DISSEMINATED AS A SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN REACHING 50,000 INDIVIDUALS IN THE REGION BY JUNE 30, 2022 AS INDICATED BY SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, THE COLLABORATIVE WILL EDUCATE AND INFORM ABOUT MODIFYING AND CHANGING POLICIES, INSTITUTE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH, PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE DANGERS OF OPIOID AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE THROUGH INNOVATIVE OUTLETS, AND ENHANCE THE SKILLS OF YOUTH, FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

THE COLLABORATIVE: A THREE COMMUNITY REGION WORKING TO PREVENT YOUTH USE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND MARIJUANA.

PHOTOVOICE: AN INNOVATION IN UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION - THE COLLABORATIVE SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT PHOTOVOICE AS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND REDUCING ALCOHOL USE AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (AGES 14-19) IN EAST BRIDGEWATER, WHITMAN AND ROCKLAND, MA. GOAL ONE OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE YOUTH ALCOHOL USE IN THE COLLABORATIVE’S COMMUNITIES BY IMPLEMENTING PHOTOVOICE AS AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO ADDRESSING NORMS AND BEHAVIORS THAT MAY LEAD TO THE INITIATION OF USE AND CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO USE. GOAL TWO IS TO CHANGE THE CULTURE AND CONTEXT REGARDING ACCEPTABILITY OF YOUTH ALCOHOL USE. THE COLLABORATIVE WILL IMPLEMENT ONE PHOTOVOICE PROJECT PER YEAR TARGETING A COHORT OF YOUTH THAT RESIDE IN EACH OF THE THREE COMMUNITIES. THIS APPROACH WILL ALLOW FOR THE COLLABORATIVE TO MAXIMIZE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE IDENTIFIED COHORT OF STUDENTS TO EFFECTIVELY INCREASE AWARENESS OF UNDERAGE DRINKING, REDUCE RISK FACTORS AND INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS THROUGH THE PHOTOVOICE PROJECT. THE COLLABORATIVE WILL ALSO WORK TOWARDS INCREASING CAREGIVERS’ UNDERSTANDING OF WAYS TO BUILD YOUTH SELF-REGULATION AND INCREASE RECOGNITION OF UNDERAGE DRINKING THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH YOUTH AND FAMILIES. BY THE END OF EACH YEAR, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WILL HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A CALL TO ACTION, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND A CELEBRATION OF THE YOUTH’S WORK, ALL WHILE ENGAGING COMMUNITY LEADERS ACROSS THE REGION TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE CHANGE AS A RESULT. THE COLLABORATIVE PLANS TO CAPITALIZE ON EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH ITS DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM TO ENGAGE YOUTH AND FAMILIES FROM DISADVANTAGED AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN THE PARTICIPATORY PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. AS A PREVENTION LEADER IN SOUTHEASTERN MA, THE COLLABORATIVE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTING PHOTOVOICE IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, COMPLETING MORE THAN 20 PHOTOVOICE PROJECTS TO DATE. THE COLLABORATIVE’S GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA IS LOCATED IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS (MA) AND ENCOMPASSES THE ADJOINING TOWNS OF EAST BRIDGEWATER, ROCKLAND AND WHITMAN. THE COLLABORATIVE SERVES APPROXIMATELY 47,515 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE THREE SUBURBAN TOWNS WHICH MAKES UP JUST OVER 8% OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MA. ON AVERAGE, TOGETHER THESE COMMUNITIES ARE MADE UP OF PREDOMINANTLY WHITE RESIDENTS (90%), IN ADDITION TO 2.4% OF THE POPULATION BEING AFRICAN AMERICAN, 0.8% ASIAN, 0.33 AMERICAN INDIAN, 4.33% TWO OR MORE RACES AND 3% HISPANIC. THERE ARE NO FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF THE REGION IS $107,359 WITH 5.9% OF PERSONS LIVING IN POVERTY. WITHIN THE THREE MAINSTREAM HIGH SCHOOLS, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 2,225 STUDENTS TO BE SERVED IN THE REGION, 48% OF WHICH IDENTIFY AS FEMALE, 52% MALE AND LESS THAN 1% NON-BINARY. THE TWO VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE REGION INCLUDE SOUTH SHORE TECHNICAL AND SOUTHEASTERN VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL WHICH SERVE 2,205 STUDENTS, 43% FEMALE, 57% MALE AND LESS THAN 1% NON-BINARY. THE COLLABORATIVE PLANS TO REACH 208,200 YOUTH AND ADULTS BY THE END OF THE FOUR-YEAR GRANT PERIOD.