Coulee Council On Addictions Inc

RECOVERY SUPPORT & RELAPSE PREVENTION - THE COULEE COUNCIL ON ADDICTIONS, INC. (DBA COULEE RECOVERY CENTER) (FURTHER KNOWN AS “CRC”) IS REQUESTING FUNDING TO EXPAND THE RECOVERY SUPPORT AND RELAPSE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING BY ENHANCING CURRENT PROGRAMS BASED IN LA CROSSE COUNTY, WISCONSIN (WI.). WITH FUNDING CRC WOULD ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP FIVE OTHER COUNTIES IN WI. AND ONE COUNTY IN MINNESOTA. PROGRAMMING WOULD INCREASE PEER SUPPORT ASSISTANCE IN RECOVERY, VETERANS PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL SEEKING LONG-TERM RECOVERY IN PREDOMINANTLY RURAL COUNTIES. THE PROGRAMMING WOULD PROVIDE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR AT LEAST 15 ADDITIONAL RECOVERY COACHES/PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, CONTINUATION OF VETERANS PROGRAM COORDINATOR AND ADDITION OF A RECOVERY SUPPORT & RELAPSE PREVENTION PROJECT COORDINATOR. EACH OF THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THIS REQUEST ARE RURAL COUNTIES WITH DECREASED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, THE PROJECT DIRECTOR WOULD WORK TO DEVELOP A STAKEHOLDER-PEER ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SPAC) IN EACH COUNTY THAT SERVICES ARE BEING PROVIDED. THE PURPOSE OF THE SPAC WOULD BE TO FUNCTION AS A COMMITTEE THAT MEETS QUARTERLY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND GRANT ACTIVITIES, SUSTAINABILITY AND DISCUSS MORE GENERALLY ON TOPICS RELATED TO PEER SUPPORT IN ALL COMMUNITY SETTINGS IN SERVICE DELIVERY AREA. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS THE AMOUNT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES IN LA CROSSE COUNTY, WISCONSIN (“WI.”) AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES HAS DECLINED. MOST SPECIFICALLY MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN LA CROSSE, WI. ELIMINATED THEIR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES IN THE SUMMER OF 2019. THIS ELIMINATION REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF BEDS FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT IN LA CROSSE COUNTY BY 50%. WAITING PERIODS TO SEE A CLINICAL STAFF PERSON CAN BE UP TO EIGHT WEEKS. INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED IN-PATIENT OR DETOX SERVICES MUST EITHER GO TO OTHER COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN, OR EVEN OUTSIDE OF WISCONSIN. AS MANY INDIVIDUALS BENEFIT HIGHLY FROM DETOXIFICATION OR IN-PATIENT SERVICES, NEITHER OF THESE ARE OFFERED IN THE LA CROSSE COUNTY AREA. WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL DEPARTS THE AREA TO COMPLETE DETOX OR IN-PATIENT TREATMENT, THEY COME BACK TO THE AREA TO FIND A LACK OF ONGOING SERVICES TO AID IN THEIR RECOVERY.