Hope Sheds Light

BUILDING HOPE -HOPE SHEDS LIGHT IS MORE THAN A RECOVERY ORGANIZATION-WE ARE A COMMUNITY WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE FIND HOPE, HEALING, AND CONNECTION. - HOPE SHEDS LIGHT (HSL) WILL SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) AND CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL DISORDERS (COD) ACROSS OCEAN AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY. THE TWO-COUNTY CATCHMENT AREA INCLUDES COASTAL, SUBURBAN, RURAL-ADJACENT, AND HIGHER-NEED COMMUNITIES SUCH AS TOMS RIVER, BRICK, BERKELEY, MANCHESTER, JACKSON, ASBURY PARK, NEPTUNE, LONG BRANCH, HOWELL, MIDDLETOWN, AND SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS LOW-INCOME ADULTS WITH OPIOID AND/OR ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF DISENGAGEMENT DURING TRANSITIONS FROM DETOXIFICATION, RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, HOSPITALS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, OUTPATIENT CARE, RECOVERY COURT, PROBATION/PAROLE, SHELTERS, REENTRY PROGRAMS, OR SOBER LIVING. HSL WILL ALSO SERVE FAMILY MEMBERS AND LOVED ONES WHEN FAMILY RECOVERY SUPPORT IS APPROPRIATE AND DESIRED BY THE PARTICIPANT. OUR GOALS AND STRATEGIES INCLUDE: GOAL 1: IMPROVE ACCESS TO RECOVERY SUPPORT AND CONTINUITY OF CARE ACROSS THE REGION. GOAL 2: REDUCE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT SUSTAINED RECOVERY. GOAL 3: INCREASE WORKFORCE READINESS AND RECOVERY-SUPPORTIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE PRIMARY EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICES INCLUDE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. PRSS ARE NON-CLINICAL SERVICES DESIGNED AND DELIVERED BY PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE IN SUD OR COD RECOVERY TO HELP OTHERS NAVIGATE AND SUSTAIN RECOVERY; C.H.I.M.E. AS A TRAUMA-INFORMED, RECOVERY-ORIENTED CASE MANAGEMENT AND CARE COORDINATION APPROACH TO CARE. C.H.I.M.E. IS AN EVIDENCE-INFORMED, TRAUMA-INFORMED FRAMEWORK THAT SUPPORTS PRSS BY ORGANIZING RECOVERY AROUND FIVE PERSON-CENTERED PROCESSES: CONNECTEDNESS, HOPE, IDENTITY, MEANING, AND EMPOWERMENT. THE FRAMEWORK EMERGED FROM A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND NARRATIVE SYNTHESIS OF RECOVERY LITERATURE, WHICH IDENTIFIED THESE FIVE PROCESSES AS CORE ELEMENTS OF PERSONAL RECOVERY, MAKING IT HIGHLY COMPATIBLE WITH PEER-LED RECOVERY SUPPORT BECAUSE PRSS IS GROUNDED IN RELATIONSHIP, SHARED LIVED EXPERIENCE, MUTUALITY, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND SELF-DIRECTED RECOVERY (LEAMY ET AL., 2011). C.H.I.M.E. IS ALSO TRAUMA-INFORMED BECAUSE IT REINFORCES THE SAME CONDITIONS SAMHSA IDENTIFIES AS ESSENTIAL TO TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE: SAFETY, TRUST, COLLABORATION, EMPOWERMENT, RESILIENCE, AND HEALING (SAMHSA, TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES AND PROGRAMS, 2026); AND THE SOCIAL MODEL OF RECOVERY. THE SOCIAL MODEL EMPHASIZES RECOVERY THROUGH PEER SUPPORT, MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITY, COMMUNITY LIVING, PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY, STRUCTURED ROUTINES, AND RECOVERY-SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS.