Promise Resource Network Inc

EXPANDING PRN'S PEER & RECOVERY TAC AND PILOTING THE FIRST RECOVERY CAFE: PRN WILL PILOT THE STATES FIRST RECOVERY CAFE & EXPAND ITS STATEWIDE TAC VIA SUD RECOVERY/HARM REDUCTION TRACT. - LEVERAGING THE 17-YEAR HISTORY AS A NC PEER-RUN ORGANIZATION, PROMISE RESOURCE NETWORK (PRN) WILL PILOT THE STATE'S FIRST RECOVERY CAFE, WHILE EXPANDING ITS STATEWIDE REACH AS A PEER AND RECOVERY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (TAC). THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED WITH AN SUD RECOVERY AND HARM REDUCTION TRACT FOR ITS PEER AND RECOVERY TAC, WHILE BUILDING CAPACITY TO LAUNCH AND THEN REPLICATE A RECOVERY CAFE. NORTH CAROLINA'S PEER WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS: PRN'S PEER & RECOVERY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (TAC) PROJECT AND THE PILOTING OF A RECOVERY CAFE ADDRESSES THE NEED TO DEVELOP ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT AND BRIDGE THE SUBSTANTIAL GAP IN PILOTING AND OFFERING INNOVATIVE SERVICE MODELS FOR SUD AND MH RECOVERY NEEDS IN NC. THE PROJECT ALSO FOCUSES ON MAINTAINING AND INCREASING PEER WORKFORCE CAPACITY THROUGH THE ADDITION OF SUD RECOVERY AND HARM REDUCTION TRACT TO THE PEER & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TAC. PRN ANTICIPATES SERVING 500 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE COURSE OF THE 3-YEAR PROJECT (100 IN YEAR 1, 150 IN YEAR 2, AND 250 IN YEAR 3.) DEMOGRAPHIC AREA DATA (SOURCE: 2022 NCCPSS DATA PEER DEMOGRAPHICS) GENDER 1,428 MALE, 2,584 FEMALE PRIMARY DIAGNOSTIC CATEGORY 1,184 MENTAL HEALTH, 1,467 SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, 735 CO-OCCURRING EDUCATION 353 GED, 658 H.S. DIPLOMA, 523 ASSOCIATES, 1200 SOME COLLEGE, 861 BACHELOR'S, 379 MASTER'S, 28 PHD. EMPLOYMENT STATUS 1,636 EMPLOYED AS CPSS, 822 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, 107 VOLUNTEER, 387 STUDENTS, 785 EMPLOYED IN OTHER FIELD, 495 EMPLOYED IN RELATED FIELD VETERAN STATUS 314 MALE, 119 FEMALE STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: PRN CURRENTLY OFFERS 17 EVIDENCE-BASED AND PROMISING PEER-LED AND PEER-FOCUSED PROGRAMS. THE AGENCY HAS ALSO SUCCESSFULLY INCUBATED AND ESTABLISHED INNOVATIVE PEER AND RECOVERY PRACTICES, SUCH AS THE PROPOSED RECOVERY CAFE. PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: PRN'S PROPOSED PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES CENTER AROUND THREE IDENTIFIED NEEDS: (1) STRATEGIC AND UNIFIED PSS TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, AND WORKFORCE STANDARDS, AND (2) ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE , AND (3) THE NEED FOR INNOVATIVE ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL SUD TREATMENT. THESE NEEDS WILL BE ADDRESSED BY ACHIEVING THE FOLLOWING GOALS: 1. BY YEAR 3 OF THE PROJECT, RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (RSS) IN NC WILL BE ENHANCED AND EXPANDED BY THE LAUNCH OF THE STATE'S ONLY RECOVERY CFE, WHICH CAN SERVE AS A PILOT PROJECT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE MODEL IN OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. 2. BY YEAR 3 OF THE PROJECT THERE WILL BE INCREASED PROMOTION AND EDUCATION ABOUT RECOVERY USING EVIDENCE-BASED & PROMISING PEER-DELIVERED PRACTICES AS EVIDENCED BY ESTABLISHMENT OF PRN'S PEER AND RECOVERY TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA) TEAM. 3. BY YEAR 3 OF THE PROJECT THERE WILL BE ENHANCED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES RELATED TO RECOVERY & PEER SUPPORT, AND PEER ENGAGEMENT/EMPOWERMENT AS EVIDENCED BY DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEER & RECOVERY TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER.

PEER VOICE NC: ADVANCING LEADERSHIP.BUILDING UPON THE ORIGINAL SCN GRANT, PRN WILL ENHANCE PVNC TO EXPAND, EMBED AND SUSTAIN PEER LEADERSHIP TO INFLUENCE POLICY AND SYSTEM CHANGE. - PROJECT TITLE: PEER VOICE NORTH CAROLINA (PVNC): ADVANCING LEADERSHIP BUILDING UPON THE FIRST STATEWIDE CONSUMER NETWORK GRANT THAT PROMISE RESOURCE NETWORK (PRN) RECEIVED IN 2019, PRN WILL ENHANCE PVNC TO EXPAND, EMBED, AND SUSTAIN PEER LEADERSHIP TO INFLUENCE POLICY AND SYSTEM CHANGE. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED WITH THE CREATION OF A RECOVERY-FOCUSED, PEER-ORIENTED TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER WITH A REPOSITORY OF MATERIALS TO BUILD SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP FOR THE PEER WORKFORCE AND PEER-RUN ORGANIZATIONS. NORTH CAROLINA'S PEER WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS: NC HAS A LARGE PEER WORKFORCE SINCE MEDICAID AND STATE FUNDING FOR PEER SUPPORT BEGAN IN 2006. THE CURRENT WORKFORCE TOTAL IS 4,012 CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS. DEMOGRAPHIC AREA: DATA (SOURCE: 2022 NCCPSS DATA PEER DEMOGRAPHICS) GENDER: 1,428 MALE, 2,584 FEMALE PRIMARY DIAGNOSTIC CATEGORY: 1,184 MENTAL HEALTH, 1,467 SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, 735 CO-OCCURRING. EDUCATION: 353 GED, 658 H.S. DIPLOMA, 523 ASSOCIATES, 1200 SOME COLLEGE, 861 BACHELOR'S, 379 MASTER'S, 28 PHD. EMPLOYMENT STATUS: 1,636 EMPLOYED AS CPSS, 822 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, 107 VOLUNTEER, 387 STUDENTS, 785 EMPLOYED IN OTHER FIELD, 495 EMPLOYED IN RELATED FIELD. VETERAN STATUS: 314 MALE, 119 FEMALE. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: PVNC HAS INCUBATED AND ESTABLISHED INNOVATIVE PEER AND RECOVERY PRACTICES AND WILL CONTINUE ADDING TO A REPOSITORY OF PEER FOCUSED CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PROVIDER TRAININGS INCLUSIVE OF PEER-RELATED PRACTICES SUCH AS EMOTIONAL CPR (ECPR), INTENTIONAL PEER SUPPORT, ALTERNATIVES TO SUICIDE, WHEN THE CONVERSATION TURNS TO SUICIDE, HEARING VOICES NETWORK, PSYCHIATRIC ADVANCE DIRECTIVES (PADS), TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, SHARED DECISION MAKING, AND PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION (PSYR). PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: PVNC: ADVANCING LEADERSHIP PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES CENTER AROUND TOW IDENTIFIED NEEDS: (1) STRATEGIC AND UNIFIED PSS TRAINING CERTIFICATION, AND WORKFORCE STANDARDS, AND (2) ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE. THESE NEEDS WILL BE ADDRESSED BY ACHIEVING THE FOLLOWING GOALS: -ENHANCING CONSUMER PARTICIPATION ACROSS THE STATE AS EVIDENCED BY INDEPENDENT NC MENTAL HEALTH PEER-RUN ORGANIZATION ACHIEVING 501 (C) (3) STATUS BY SEPTEMBER 2025. -INCREASING ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED & PROMISING MH PEER-DELIVERED PRACTICES AS EVIDENCED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PEER AND RECOVERY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS. -ENHANCING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES RELATED TO RECOVERY & PEER SUPPORT, AND PEER ENGAGEMENT/EMPOWERMENT AS EVIDENCED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEER & RECOVERY TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. -INCREASING CONSUMER LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS AS EVIDENCED BY AT LEAST 50 PEERS COMPLETING THE ESTABLISHED LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. -TRAINING A MINIMUM OF 100 PEOPLE IN PEER-LED AND PEER-FOCUSED LEADERSHIP, WORKFORCE, AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO BUILD CAPACITY & SUSTAINABILITY OF STATEWIDE CONSUMER NETWORKS AS EVIDENCED BY ANNUAL TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAINEES. -COMPLETING A MINIMUM OF 2 ACTIVITIES/TTA OPPORTUNITIES ANNUALLY PER COALITION AS EVIDENCED BY TRAINING ROSTERS, EVENT DATA, WHITE PAPERS, ETC.

PROMISE RESOURCE NETWORK (PRN) LAUNCHING PEER V.O.I.C.E. NCPRN WILL BE UTILIZING A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING APPROACH TO INCUBATE AN INDEPENDENT STATEWIDE PEER-RUN ORGANIZATION AND PEER AND RECOVERY TAC