Utah Support Advocates For Recovery Awareness

RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM FOR SALT LAKE COUNTY SPECIALTY COURTS - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT NAME: RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM FOR SALT LAKE COUNTY SPECIALTY COURTS APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: UTAH SUPPORT ADVOCATES FOR RECOVERY AWARENESS (USARA) PROJECT SUMMARY: UTAH SUPPORT ADVOCATES FOR RECOVERY AWARENESS (USARA) PROPOSES TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (PRSS) FOR JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL DISORDERS (COD), INCLUDING THOSE IN RECOVERY FROM THESE DISORDERS, WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN SALT LAKE COUNTY SPECIALTY COURTS, INCLUDING: ADULT FELONY DRUG COURTS, FAMILY RECOVERY COURTS, ALTERNATIVE SUBSTANCE ADDICTION PROGRAM (ASAP) COURTS, AND VETERANS SU/MH COURT. POPULATION TO BE SERVED: 100 UNDUPLICATED PEOPLE WILL BE SERVED ANNUALLY, WITH 500 BEING SERVED OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT, AS EVIDENCED BY GPRA COMPLETION. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS WILL BE INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF 18 WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SUBSTANCE MISUSE OR HAVE AN IDENTIFIED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD), WHO ARE ENGAGED IN A SALT LAKE COUNTY SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAM AND VOLUNTARILY WANT TO ENGAGE WITH PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (PRSS). IN ADDITION, 200 FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE SERVED, OR APPROXIMATELY 40 FAMILY MEMBERS PER YEAR. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: THROUGH THE ACHIEVEMENT OF PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, WE PLAN TO: 1) ESTABLISH PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (PRSS) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SALT LAKE COUNTY SPECIALTY COURT SYSTEM; 2) PROVIDE PRSS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD OR COD WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH THE SALT LAKE COUNTY SPECIALTY COURT SYSTEM; 3) INCREASE RECOVERY CAPITAL AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH FOR PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN USARA’S PRSS PROGRAM; 4) PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD OR COD IN THE FORM OF SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS, EDUCATION, AND NAVIGATION SERVICES; AND 5) PROVIDE SUPERVISION, TRAINING, AND MENTORSHIP TO INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING PRSS AND ENGAGE IN OUTREACH TO DIVERSE POPULATIONS FOR BOTH PEER SPECIALISTS AND PEER SUPERVISORS. USARA’S PRSS MODEL IS A STRENGTH-BASED APPROACH THAT CELEBRATES PARTICIPANT SUCCESSES, HELPS PARTICIPANTS ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES WHICH INCREASES A FEELING OF PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT VS. FEELING DISEMPOWERED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS AND POTENTIAL SANCTIONS FOR COURT PROGRAM VIOLATIONS. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE, FOLLOWING THEIR COMMENCEMENT FROM SPECIALITY COURT, OPPORTUNITIES TO STAY ENGAGED WITH USARA’S PRSS. EACH GRADUATE IS PERSONALLY INVITED TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE USARA ADDICTION RECOVERY COUNCIL (ARC) WHERE THEY CAN BE AN ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS TO INFLUENCE CHANGES IN SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAMS OR OTHER ISSUES IMPACTING PEOPLE WITH SUDS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, LOCAL AND STATE POLICIES, ETC. SOME PARTICIPANTS MAY WANT TO BECOME A CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST THEMSELVES AND USARA WILL ASSIST THEM WITH THE PROCESS AND APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF UTAH.

BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY, A STRATEGIC STATEWIDE EXPANSION OF RSS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN UTAH.

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BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST AND FOUR CORNERS (SOUTHEAST) REGIONS OF UTAH - PROJECT SUMMARY: UTAH SUPPORT ADVOCATES FOR RECOVERY AWARENESS PROPOSES TO BUILD COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES BY EXPANDING THE DELIVERY OF PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE SOUTHWEST AND FOUR CORNERS (SOUTHEAST) REGIONS. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTER IN GRAND COUNTY AND THE EXPANSION OF RECOVERY NETWORKS INTO RURAL AREAS SURROUNDING WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH. POPULATION SERVED: 40 UNDUPLICATED PEOPLE WILL BE SERVED ANNUALLY, WITH 120 BEING SERVED OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT, AS EVIDENCED BY GPRA COMPLETION. PROJECT PARTICIPANTS ARE ADULTS 18 AND OLDER WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED MISUSING SUBSTANCES OR HAVE AN SUD/OUD AND WANT TO VOLUNTARILY ENGAGE WITH PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (PRSS). STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS: THE FY21 BCOR PROJECT WILL ALLOW FOR USARA TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND NON-CLINICAL PEER-LED RSS THAT WE ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED THROUGH OUR FY17 BCOR GRANT IN ST. GEORGE, LOCATED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS WILL BE TO INCREASE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH, 1) EXPANSION OF PRSS AND BUILDING RECOVERY NETWORKS INTO MORE RURAL AREAS, 2) BUILD PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCE CONNECTIONS WITH EXISTING COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES, COURTS, HEALTH CARE ENTITIES, AND THE SUD TREATMENT PROVIDER, AND 3) ESTABLISH REGIONAL PEER RECOVERY COALITIONS IN BOTH SOUTHWEST AND FOUR CORNERS REGIONS. REGIONAL PEER RECOVERY COALITIONS WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ETHNIC, CULTURAL, AND SOCIAL DIVERSITY FOUND WITHIN EACH REGION. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE PLAN TO CONDUCT PUBLIC EDUCATION, TRAINING (INCLUDING PEER RECOVERY COACH TRAINING), AND OUTREACH ON ISSUES RELATING TO SUD/OUDS AND RECOVERY.

BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY IN SOUTHWESTERN UTAH - UTAH SUPPORT ADVOCATES FOR RECOVERY AWARENESS (USARA), UTAH'S STATEWIDE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, PROPOSES TO EXPAND PEER-LED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS, AGES 18 AND OLDER, WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS (COD) RESIDING IN WASHINGTON, IRON, KANE, AND BEAVER COUNTIES LOCATED IN SOUTHWESTERN UTAH. THROUGH CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, THE PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN RECOVERY-ORIENTED SYSTEMS OF CARE, INCREASE ACCESS TO HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, HEALTHCARE, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS IN ORDER TO HELP INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE LONG-TERM RECOVERY, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND IMPROVED HEALTH. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE A FOUR-COUNTY CATCHMENT AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 248,000 RESIDENTS IN RURAL AND FRONTIER SOUTHWESTERN UTAH. USARA WILL PROVIDE DIRECT PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO 50 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY FOR A TOTAL OF 150 OVER THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. THE PROJECT AIMS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT, STRENGTHEN LONG-TERM RECOVERY THROUGH INCREASED RECOVERY CAPITAL, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION, GROW THE PEER WORKFORCE AND RECOVERY-ORIENTED SYSTEMS OF CARE, ADVANCE RECOVERY READY WORKPLACE INITIATIVES, AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY AWARENESS, COORDINATION, AND RECOVERY INFRASTRUCTURE. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE A FOUR-COUNTY CATCHMENT AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 248,000 RESIDENTS IN RURAL AND FRONTIER SOUTHWESTERN UTAH. USARA WILL PROVIDE DIRECT PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO 50 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY FOR A TOTAL OF 150 OVER THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS INCLUDES ADULTS AND TRANSITION-AGE YOUTH, AGES 18 AND OLDER, WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS ENTERING RECOVERY, THOSE TRANSITIONING FROM TREATMENT, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, RECOVERY HOUSING, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS, AND RECOVERY COURTS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT, OR OTHER BARRIERS TO SUSTAINED RECOVERY. SERVICES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO VETERANS, MILITARY-CONNECTED INDIVIDUALS, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE, PEER-LED RECOVERY MODEL DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN RECOVERY CAPITAL AND PROMOTE LONG-TERM RECOVERY. CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS WILL PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED RECOVERY COACHING, RECOVERY MANAGEMENT PLANNING, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, RESOURCE NAVIGATION, FAMILY SUPPORT, AND ONGOING RECOVERY MONITORING. PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE ASSISTANCE ACCESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, RECOVERY HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, APPRENTICESHIPS, CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS, HEALTHCARE, TOBACCO CESSATION RESOURCES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS ESSENTIAL TO SUSTAINED RECOVERY. SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED THROUGH RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTERS, MOBILE OUTREACH, VIRTUAL SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED LOCATIONS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY ACROSS RURAL AND FRONTIER COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT'S GOALS ARE TO: (1) EXPAND ACCESS TO PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES; (2) STRENGTHEN LONG-TERM RECOVERY BY INCREASING RECOVERY CAPITAL, HOUSING STABILITY, EMPLOYMENT, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION; (3) EXPAND THE PEER RECOVERY WORKFORCE AND RECOVERY-ORIENTED SYSTEMS OF CARE; (4) INCREASE RECOVERY-SUPPORTIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH RECOVERY READY WORKPLACE INITIATIVES; AND (5) IMPROVE COMMUNITY AWARENESS, SERVICE COORDINATION, AND RECOVERY INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT SOUTHWESTERN UTAH. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE PROVIDING PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO AT LEAST 50 UNDUPLICATED PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY, ENSURING THAT AT LEAST 80 PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS COMPLETE INDIVIDUALIZED RECOVERY SUPPORT PLANS, CONNECTING AT LEAST 75 PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS TO RECOVERY-SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INCREASING RECOVERY CAPITAL FOR AT LEAST 70 PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS, AND EXPANDING PARTNERSHIPS THAT IMPROVE LONG-TERM RECOVERY OUTCOMES. THROUGH THESE COORDINATED ACTIVITIES, USARA WI

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