Village South Inc

THE VILLAGE SOUTH LIFE YOUTH AND FAMILY TREE - THE VILLAGE SOUTH (TVS) IS REQUESTING $2,723,821 OVER 5 YEARS TO SUPPORT TVS’S YOUTH AND FAMILY TREE PROJECT (LIFE – LIVING INVOLVES FAMILY EMPOWERMENT) THAT WILL PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION, RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND COMPREHENSIVE SUD/COD OUTPATIENT TREATMENT TO PRIMARILY LATINO AND OTHER MINORITY YOUTH (12-25 YEARS), AND THEIR FAMILIES/PRIMARY CAREGIVERS IN MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES, FLORIDA. ADOLESCENTS AND TRANSITIONAL-AGE YOUTH WILL HAVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS (COD). TVS WILL OFFER THESE PROGRAMS IN COORDINATION WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED, YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT, EARLY INTERVENTION, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO 450 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS OVER THE 5-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD, INCLUDING 50 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 1 AND 100 INDIVIDUALS IN YEARS 2 THROUGH 5. LIFE WILL IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES OR CAREGIVERS IN ATTAINING SOBRIETY AND MAINTAINING RECOVERY. PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: GOAL 1: INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND YOUTH-CENTERED EVIDENCED-BASED SUD/COD TREATMENT TO PRIMARILY MINORITY YOUTH (AGES 12-25) AND THEIR FAMILIES TO DECREASE SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS AND REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES. 1.1: PROVIDE A-CRA/ACC TO 450 UNDUPLICATED YOUTH ACROSS THE 5-YEAR FUNDING PERIOD. 1.2: PROVIDE SEEKING SAFETY TO 80% OF THE YOUTH HAVING TRAUMA-RELATED SYMPTOMS. 1.3: REFER 85% OF YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES AS NEEDED. 1.4: 75% OF THE YOUTH WILL COMPLETE A-CRA/ACC. 1.5: 80% OF YOUTH COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL BE ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE DURING THE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL BE ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION. 1.6: 80% OF YOUTH COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL EXHIBIT DECREASED DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY SYMPTOMS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL MAINTAIN IMPROVEMENTS/SHOW ADDITIONAL DECREASES AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION. 1.7: 70% OF YOUTH COMPLETING SEEKING SAFETY WILL REPORT REDUCED TRAUMA SYMPTOMS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL MAINTAIN THE IMPROVEMENTS/SHOW ADDITIONAL DECREASES AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION. GOAL 2: ENHANCE THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING OF PRIMARILY MINORITY YOUTH (12-25) AND THEIR FAMILIES. 2.1: 80% OF YOUTH SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING TREATMENT WHO DID NOT HAVE STABLE LIVING ARRANGEMENT AT ADMISSION WILL HAVE STABLE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL MAINTAIN THEIR LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION. 2.2: 80% OF YOUTH COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL BE IN AN EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL PROGRAM, BE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT ACTIVELY, OR BE EMPLOYED AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN ENROLLED, COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION/TRAINING, OR REMAIN EMPLOYED AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION. 2.3: 80% OF YOUTH COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN NEW CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL NOT RECIDIVATE AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION. 2.4: 80% OF YOUTH COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL HAVE IMPROVED SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION. 2.5: 80% OF YOUTH WILL UTILIZE ER SERVICES LESS AND HAVE FEWER HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL MAINTAIN/INCREASE THIS REDUCTION AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION.

VILLAGE FIT PPW - THE VILLAGE SOUTH FAMILIES IN TRANSITION (FIT) PROGRAM IN BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE, FL WILL EXPAND RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND RECOVERY SERVICES TO 100 PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN (PPW) (20 ANNUALLY). FIT WILL PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES TO STABILIZE, STRENGTHEN, PRESERVE, AND REUNITE FAMILIES FOR THE WOMEN, MINOR CHILDREN, FATHERS OF THE CHILDREN, AND EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS. THE POPULATION FOCUS IS UNDERSERVED LOW-INCOME, MINORITY PPW, AGE 18+, AND THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, AGE 17 AND UNDER. FIT WILL IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES AND PRACTICES FOR TREATMENT: SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT: ADDRESSING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF WOMEN; CLINICAL GUIDANCE FOR TREATING PPW WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER AND THEIR INFANTS; IMPROVING TREATMENT FOR DRUG-EXPOSED INFANTS; ENHANCING MOTIVATION FOR CHANGE IN SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER; GOAL 1: INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF AND ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED SUD TREATMENT, RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND HARM REDUCTION INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE/MISUSE THE MISUSE USE AMONG PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN (PPW). OBJECTIVE 1.1: BY 9/2027, PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUD TREATMENT, RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND HARM REDUCTION INTERVENTIONS TO 100 PPW. OBJECTIVE 1.2: BY 9/2027, 75% OF PPW WILL COMPLETE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SUCCESSFULLY, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL COMPLETE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT. OBJECTIVE 1.3: BY 9/2027, 80% OF PPW COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL BE SUBSTANCE FREE DURING THE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL REMAIN SUBSTANCE FREE AT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION. GOAL 2: INCREASE HEALTHY PREGNANCIES, IMPROVE BIRTH OUTCOMES, AND REDUCE RELATED EFFECTS OF MATERNAL DRUG USE ON INFANTS AND CHILDREN. OBJECTIVE 2.1: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, 100% OF PREGNANT WOMEN WILL RECEIVE PRENATAL CARE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR PREGNANCY AND ATTEND 100% OF THEIR PRENATAL APPOINTMENTS. OBJECTIVE 2.2: BY 9/2027, 100% OF THE WOMEN DELIVERING WHILE IN THE PROGRAM WILL HAVE DRUG-FREE BIRTHS. OBJECTIVE 2.3: BY 9/2027, 80% OF THE WOMEN COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL DECREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY THE CHILD ABUSE POTENTIAL INVENTORY. OBJECTIVE 2.4: BY 9/2027, 80% OF THE CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS WILL DECREASE SYMPTOMS, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THESE IMPROVEMENTS AS EVIDENCED BY THE CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST. GOAL 3: REDUCE THE BEHAVIORAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USE/MISUSE AMONG PPW. OBJECTIVE 3.1: 9/2027, 80% COMPLETING SERVICES WHO HAVE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, OR TRAUMA SYMPTOMS AT INTAKE WILL EXHIBIT FEWER SYMPTOMS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL MAINTAIN THE IMPROVEMENTS OR SHOW ADDITIONAL DECREASES AT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION ASSESSED BY THE GPRA AND PCL-5. OBJECTIVE 3.2: BY 9/2027, 80% OF WOMEN COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL HAVE IMPROVED PARENTING ATTITUDES AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THE IMPROVEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY THE ADULT ADOLESCENT PARENTING INVENTORY. OBJECTIVE 3.3: BY 9/2027, 80% OF PPW COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL HAVE STABLE PERMANENT HOUSING AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL MAINTAIN THEIR LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE MEASURED BY GPRA. OBJECTIVE 3.4: BY 9/2027, 80% COMPLETING SERVICES WILL BE IN AN EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL PROGRAM OR EMPLOYED AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN ENROLLED, COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION/TRAINING, OR REMAIN EMPLOYED AT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION MEASURED BY GPRA. OBJECTIVE 3.5: BY 9/2027, 80% COMPLETING SERVICES WILL INCREASE SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE MEASURED BY GPRA. OBJECTIVE 3.6: BY 9/2027, 80% COMPLETING SERVICES WILL NOT ENGAGE IN NEW CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL NOT RECIDIVATE AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE MEASURED BY GPRA.

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS - THE PURPOSE OF THE VILLAGE SOUTH (TVS) COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION (HIP) PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE CAPACITY AND CONSISTENCY OF CARE IN MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES. THE TVS HIP PROGRAM ALIGNS WITH THE CDC GOALS, EMPLOYS THE CDC?S HIGH-IMPACT PREVENTION APPROACH, AND PROMOTES HEALTHY EQUITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATION?S ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC INITIATIVE (EHE): A PLAN FOR AMERICA ? DIAGNOSE, TREAT, PREVENT, AND RESPOND. THROUGH TARGETED INITIATIVES IN CONJUNCTION WITH STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES, FL, TVS WILL ACHIEVE THE GOALS SET BY EHE TO REDUCE ALL NEW HIV INFECTIONS BY 75% IN 5 YEARS AND BY 90% BY 2030 BY DIAGNOSING HIV AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, TREATING HIV QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY, PREVENTING NEW HIV CASES, AND RESPONDING QUICKLY TO HIV CLUSTERS TO PREVENT NEW CASES. MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES IN SOUTH FLORIDA HAVE AMONG THE HIGHEST NEW INFECTION RATES IN THE COUNTRY. THE RATE OF INFECTION IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IS 41.7 (2019, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH). THE RATE IN BROWARD COUNTY IS 32.4 (2019, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH).THE TVS HIP PROGRAM PREVENTS THE SPREAD OF HIV INFECTION THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF SCIENCE-BASED, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE HIV TESTING AND SUCCESSFUL LINKAGES TO PREVENTION AND MEDICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND BIOMEDICAL INTERVENTIONS. THE PROPOSED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE CDC WILL INCREASE HIV TESTING AND REFERRALS TO PARTNER SERVICES, LINK PERSONS WITH HIV TO MEDICAL CARE AND ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART), PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES, AND INCREASE PROGRAM MONITORING AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY SERVICES FOR THE TARGET POPULATION. THE TVS HIP PRIORITY POPULATION IS HETEROSEXUAL MEN AND WOMEN AGE 13 YEARS AND OLDER, INCLUDING BOTH BLACK AND LATINO HIGH-RISK HETEROSEXUAL MEN AND WOMEN.BY JUNE 30, 2026 TVS WILL CONDUCT 5,400 HIV TESTS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF HIV STATUS; SCREEN 1,913 (35.4%) PERSONS FOR STDS (SYPHILIS, CHL AMYDIA, GONORRHEA), VIRAL HEPATITIS, AND TUBERCULOSIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH PS21-2102-FUNDED TESTING; IDENTIFY 1,750 (32.4%) PERSONS NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV THROUGH PS21-2102-FUNDED TESTING; PROVIDE ARTAS TO 1,575 (90%) PERSONS NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV AND TO 90% OF THOSE PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED BUT NOT-IN-CARE; PROVIDE CLEAR TO 790 (50%) PERSONS NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV AND TO 50% OF THOSE PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED; LINK 1,575 (90%) OF PERSONS NEWLY DIAGNOSED TO HIV MEDICAL CARE WITHIN 30 DAYS; LINK OR RE-ENGAGE 90% OF PERSONS PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED, NOT IN CARE, TO HIV MEDICAL CARE WITHIN 30 DAYS; REFER 1,750 (100%) PERSONS NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV TO PARTNER SERVICES; REFER 100% OF PERSONS PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV TO PARTNER SERVICES; REFER 100% OF HIV-NEGATIVE PERSONS TO PREP; AND DISTRIBUTE 15,000 CONDOMS THROUGHOUT MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES, FL.

HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES REQUIRE TRANSITIONS (HART)

VILLAGE HART MAI-HRP - WESTCARE-THE VILLAGE SOUTH’S HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES REQUIRE TRANSITIONS (HART) PROGRAM WILL SERVE 230 UNDUPLICATED RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY ADULT MALES (40 YRS. 1, 5; 50 YRS. 2-4). HART WILL PROVIDE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, CLIENT-CENTERED SUD/COD OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, HARM REDUCTION AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES THAT FOCUS ON MSM POPULATIONS IN BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES; COUNTIES IDENTIFIED AS LOCALITIES HARDEST HIT BY THE HIV EPIDEMIC. THE HART USES SEVERAL EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT MODELS TO OPTIMIZE EACH CLIENT’S SUCCESS IN TREATMENT AND SUCCESS IN LIFE. FOLLOWING THE FOUR DIMENSIONS OF RECOVERY, HART WILL ADDRESS EVERY ASPECT OF THE PERSON’S LIFE—BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, MEDICAL, COGNITIVE, VOCATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL—IN THE RECOVERY PROCESS. WITH THESE WELL-CHOSEN INTERVENTIONS, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES WILL HELP CLIENTS MAKE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES TO REDUCE THEIR RISK OF RELAPSE. GOAL 1: INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF, ACCESS TO, AND ENGAGEMENT IN EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT SERVICES TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE/MISUSE AND THE RELATED HEALTH CONSEQUENCES. OBJECTIVE 1.1: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, PROVIDE INTENSIVE, INTEGRATED OUTPATIENT SUD TREATMENT USING A-CRA/CRA AND ACC TO 230 ETHNIC MINORITY ADULTS AGED 18 YEARS OR OLDER (30 IN YEARS 1 AND 5; 50 IN YEARS 2-4) LIVING IN MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES. OBJECTIVE 1.2: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, 80% OF CLIENTS WILL COMPLETE TREATMENT MEASURED BY THE DISCHARGE REASON. OBJECTIVE 1.3: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, 80% COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL BE SUBSTANCE FREE DURING THE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL REMAIN SUBSTANCE FREE AT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION. OBJECTIVE 1.4: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, OFFER HIV/STD/HV TESTING AND COUNSELING TO 100% OF THE CLIENTS AND THEIR DRUG-TAKING/SEXUAL PARTNERS, REFER 100% OF POSITIVES FOR CONFIRMATORY TESTING, AND LINK 85% OF POSITIVES TO CARE USING ARTAS. OBJECTIVE 1.5: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, LINK 85% OF HIGH-RISK HIV NEGATIVES TO PREP. OBJECTIVE 1.6: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, PROVIDE CLEAR TO 80% OF THOSE WHO ARE AT-RISK OR POSITIVE FOR HIV. OBJECTIVE 1.7: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, 50% OF PERSONS COMPLETING CLEAR WILL REPORT HAVING FEWER SEXUAL PARTNERS AND LESS UNPROTECTED SEX WITHIN THE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL CONTINUE TO EXHIBIT DECREASED RISK BEHAVIORS AT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION. OBJECTIVE 1.8: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, 80% COMPLETING CLEAR WILL HAVE INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF HIV RISK BEHAVIORS AT DISCHARGE MEASURED BY THE HIV-KQ-45. GOAL 2: REDUCE THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USE/MISUSE BY INCREASING ACCESS TO AND AVAILABILITY OF RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 2.1: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, 80% COMPLETING SERVICES WHO HAVE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, OR TRAUMA SYMPTOMS AT INTAKE WILL EXHIBIT FEWER SYMPTOMS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL MAINTAIN THE IMPROVEMENTS OR SHOW ADDITIONAL DECREASES AT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION ASSESSED BY THE GPRA, PCL-5, AND MODIFIED MINI. OBJECTIVE 2.2: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, 80% COMPLETING SERVICES AND NOT HAVING STABLE LIVING ARRANGEMENT AT INTAKE WILL HAVE STABLE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL MAINTAIN THEIR LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE MEASURED BY GPRA. OBJECTIVE 2.3: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, 80% COMPLETING SERVICES WILL HAVE IMPROVED SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE MEASURED BY GPRA. OBJECTIVE 2.4: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, 80% COMPLETING SERVICES WILL BE IN AN EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL PROGRAM OR EMPLOYED AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN ENROLLED, COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION/TRAINING, OR REMAIN EMPLOYED AT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION MEASURED BY GPRA. OBJECTIVE 2.5: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, 80% COMPLETING SERVICES WILL NOT ENGAGE IN NEW CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL NOT RECIDIVATE AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE MEASURED BY GPRA.

RECOVERY-ENHANCED ADDICTION COUNSELING IN-HOME MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PROGRAM (REACH MAT) - THE VILLAGE SOUTH, INC. WILL PROVIDE 200 UNINSURED ADULTS, WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA AND HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AN OPIOID USE DISORDER, WITH EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICATION-ASSISTED AND PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORTS. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS INCLUDES A MAJORITY OF WOMEN WHO ARE PREGNANT AND/OR PARENTS TO YOUNG CHILDREN. TO REDUCE ACCESS BARRIERS, SERVICES WILL PRIMARILY BE DELIVERED AT CLIENTS’ HOMES AND VIA TELEHEALTH. THE VILLAGE SOUTH, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE NATIONAL WESTCARE FOUNDATION, PROVIDES A FULL CONTINUUM OF SUD PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE MIAMI, FL, METROPOLITAN AREA. BROWARD COUNTY IS THE SECOND MOST POPULOUS COUNTY IN FLORIDA, WITH SIGNIFICANT RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY: 30.1% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK AND 30.4% OF RESIDENTS IDENTIFY AS LATINX. IN 2019, 12.3% OF BROWARD RESIDENTS LIVED IN POVERTY, WITH INCOME INEQUALITY ON THE RISE. IN 2019, 17% OF FLORIDA RESIDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 65 HAD NO HEALTH INSURANCE. BROWARD COUNTY HAS SEEN DRAMATIC INCREASES IN OPIOID USE DISORDER AND ITS CONSEQUENCES OVER THE PAST DECADE, WITH FUNDING FOR MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) LIMITED. THE VILLAGE SOUTH SEEKS TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF ITS EXISTING RECOVERY-ENHANCED ADDICTION COUNSELING IN-HOME MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PROGRAM (REACH MAT) TO PROVIDE MAT AND CONCURRENT PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORTS TO 40 UN- OR UNDERINSURED ADULT WOMEN AND MEN PER GRANT YEAR. IN PARTICULAR, THE VILLAGE WILL FOCUS PROPOSED SERVICES ON PREGNANT/POST-PARTUM WOMEN (PPPW) AND THOSE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AGES 0-5, TO ADDRESS THEIR NEED FOR FAMILY-FOCUSED TREATMENT THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR CHILDREN. THE VILLAGE SOUTH HAS WELL-ESTABLISHED LINKAGES WITH HOSPITALS AND CHILD WELFARE ENTITIES, WHICH WILL SERVE AS CRITICAL REFERRAL SOURCES. REACH MAT WILL ADHERE TO THE AGENCY’S EFFECTIVE CLINICAL PATHWAY, WHICH IS BASED ON SAMHSA TIP 63. FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS BY A TEAM OF THERAPIST AND PHYSICIAN, CLIENTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORED AND SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT MAT INDUCTION, STABILIZATION, AND MAINTENANCE. FOR PPPW, MAT WILL BE BASED ON SAMHSA CLINICAL GUIDANCE FOR TREATING PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER AND THEIR INFANTS, AND THE PRESCRIBER WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH OBSTETRIC HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO ENSURE OPTIMAL CARE FOR MOTHER AND CHILD. THE VILLAGE HAS PROVEN DRUG DIVERSION/MISUSE MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN PLACE. MAT WILL BE COMBINED WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENT THAT INCLUDES EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, STRENGTHS-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, DELIVERED BY A DEDICATED REACH MAT TEAM. TO REDUCE ACCESS AND RETENTION BARRIERS, A MAJORITY OF SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED AT THE CLIENT’S HOME AND VIA TELEHEALTH, REDUCING TRANSPORTATION AND CHILDCARE ISSUES. AS A RESULT, THE VILLAGE EXPECTS HIGH LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION, SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN OPIOID USE AND ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS, AND IMPROVED CLIENT OUTCOMES IN TERMS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING, RECIDIVISM, AND EMPLOYMENT.

THE VILLAGE SOUTH FAMILIES IN TRANSITION PROGRAM

PROJECT STYLE (STRENGTHENING TRANSITIONAL YOUTHS' LIFE EXPERIENCES)

THE VILLAGE LIFE PROGRAM

PROJECT STYLE (STRENGTHENING TRANSITIONAL YOUTHS LIFE EXPERIENCES)

MIAMI BEACH COALITION

PROJECT STYLE (STRENGTHENING TRANSITIONAL YOUTHS? LIFE EXPERIENCES)

HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES REQUIRE TRANSITIONS (HART)

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS(HIV)PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR CBO

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

HEALTHY TOMORROWS PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM

MIAMI BEACH COALITION FOR A SAFE AND DRUG FREE COMMUNITY

DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM

HEALTHY TOMORROWS PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM

THE VILLAGE SOUTH FAMILIES IN TRANSITION PROGRAM