Odyssey House Louisiana Inc

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA HEP C FREE PROGRAM - ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA, INC. (OHL) WILL IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE HCV ELIMINATION PROGRAM (HEP C FREE) DESIGNED TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS AT HIGHEST RISK FOR HEPATITIS C (HCV), INCLUDING THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD), SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), AND CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS. BUILDING UPON ITS EXISTING CONTINUUM OF CARE AND SYNDEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH MODEL, OHL WILL EMBED SAME-DAY HCV SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT INITIATION ACROSS ALL ITS SERVICE SETTINGS—INCLUDING SHELTERS, TREATMENT PROGRAMS, AND PRIMARY CARE—WHILE STRENGTHENING OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND CARE COORDINATION EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. OHL ANTICIPATES REACHING 1,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY THROUGH OUTREACH, TRAINING AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS AND TO PROVIDE SAME-DAY HCV SCREENING, TESTING AND TREATMENT INITIATION TO 300 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR, ULTIMATELY CURING THESE INDIVIDUALS OF HCV. OHL’S OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WILL FOCUS ON MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE, CONDUCTING STREET-LEVEL OUTREACH IN ENCAMPMENTS, PARKS, SHELTERS, AND OVERDOSE “HOTSPOT” AREAS. THROUGH ITS IPREVENT OUTREACH TEAM, OHL WILL PROVIDE ONSITE RAPID HCV/HIV SCREENING, RISK ASSESSMENTS, AND HARM REDUCTION S RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION SUCH AS NALOXONE, FENTANYL TEST STRIPS, AND SAFER SEX KITS. INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED AT-RISK WILL RECEIVE WARM HANDOFFS TO SAME-DAY APPROPRIATE CARE. IN ADDITION, OHL WILL OFFER EDUCATIONAL TRAININGS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROVIDERS ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES, HARM REDUCTION, AND STIGMA REDUCTION, WITH PRE- AND POST-ASSESSMENTS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS. TO RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS, OHL WILL IMPLEMENT SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS FOCUSED ON SUBSTANCE USE, MENTAL HEALTH, HCV, HIV, AND EMERGING DRUG THREATS. CAMPAIGNS SUCH AS “HCV FREE ME!” WILL USE STORYTELLING TO DESTIGMATIZE TESTING AND PROMOTE TREATMENT ACCESS. MESSAGING WILL BE SHARED ACROSS MULTIPLE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS WITH ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL MARKETING PLACED ON BILLBOARDS AND PUBLIC TRANSIT LOCATIONS TO REACH BROADER AUDIENCES IN THE NEW ORLEANS AREA. COALITION BUILDING WILL PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE PROGRAM. OHL WILL MAINTAIN AND EXPAND EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH A SHARED SERVICE DIRECTORY, FACILITATE QUARTERLY COALITION MEETINGS, AND CO-HOSTED OUTREACH EVENT TO ENSURE A COORDINATED RESPONSE TO OVERLAPPING CRISES SUCH AS HCV, HOMELESSNESS, SUD, AND SMI. A CENTRAL INNOVATION OF THIS PROGRAM IS OHL’S CAPACITY TO PROVIDE SAME-DAY, ON-SITE HCV RNA TESTING AND TREATMENT INITIATION. INDIVIDUALS WITH REACTIVE RAPID TESTS WILL BE TRANSPORTED VIA UBER HEALTH TO ONE OF OHL’S FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (OHCHC) LOCATIONS FOR CONFIRMATORY TESTING AND SAME-DAY PRESCRIPTION OF DIRECT-ACTING ANTIVIRALS (DAAS). OHL’S ON-SITE 340B PHARMACY WILL DISPENSE DAAS IMMEDIATELY OR PROVIDE FREE DELIVERY TO CLIENTS WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION OR STABLE HOUSING. PROGRAM STAFF WILL FOLLOW PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS CARE THROUGH SUSTAINED VIROLOGIC RESPONSE AT 12 WEEKS ENSURING CURE FROM THE INFECTION. THE PROGRAM WILL ENSURE SUSTAINED TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT BY ASSIGNING EACH PARTICIPANT WHO TESTS REACTIVE FOR HCV TO A CASE MANAGER WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE. THESE CASE MANAGERS WILL HELP CLIENTS NAVIGATE MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SOCIAL SERVICE SYSTEMS WHILE PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, AND INDIVIDUALIZED CARE PLANNING. OHL’S CASE MANAGEMENT APPROACH WILL FOCUS ON OVERCOMING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS SUCH AS LACK OF ID, TRANSPORTATION, OR INSURANCE, AND MAINTAINING CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT THROUGH FOLLOW-UP, GOAL-SETTING, AND CRISIS INTERVENTION. ANNUAL PUBLIC REPORTS WILL SUMMARIZE PROGRAM IMPACT, IDENTIFY CHALLENGES, AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES. OHL WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN ALL REQUIRED SAMHSA LEARNING COLLABORATIVES AND EVALUATIONS THROUGHOUT THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. WITH OVER 13,500 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS SERVED ANNUALLY THROUGH ITS CONTINUUM OF CARE, OHL IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HCV ELIMINATION EFFORTS IN NEW ORLEANS, PARTICULARLY AMONG MARGINALIZED INDIVIDUALS.

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA SAMHSA MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE

ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA - MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE - SERVICE INTEGRATION PROGRAM - ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA (OHL) PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THE MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE – SERVCE INTEGRATION PROJECT TO HELP REDUCE THE CO-OCCURRING EPIDEMICS OF HIV, HEPATITIS, AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. OVER THE FOUR-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, OHL WILL PROVIDE 400 INDIVIDUALS OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY IDENTITIES WITH COMPREHENSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES SUCH AS HIV/HEPATITIS TESTING, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION EDUCATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, SAFER SEX EDUCATION, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, AND PEER SUPPORT SERVICES. THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW OHL TO ENHANCE SERVICES IN AN EIGHT-PARISH (ORLEANS, ST. BERNARD, ST. TAMMANY, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. CHARLES, JEFFERSON, TANGIPAHOA, PLAQUEMINES) CATCHMENT AREA TO INCREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING INTEGRATED HIV AND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE. FUNDING WILL BE USED TO INCREASE ORGANIZED CAPACITY FOR HIV, HEPATITIS, AND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND COORDINATION OF MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES IN ORDER TO PRODUCE BETTER OVERALL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR NEW ORLEANS AREA INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MULTIPLE HEALTHCARE NEEDS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT ACTIVITIES WOULD INCREASE OHL’S CAPACITY BY HIRING A PROJECT COORDINATOR TO CREATE EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS ON HARM REDUCTION AND SAFER SEX; TWO PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS TO PROVIDE CLIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT SERVICES; AND, TWO SERVICE INTEGRATION SPECIALISTS TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WITH CONNECTION TO WRAPAROUND MEDICAL CARE, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. THESE STAFF MEMBERS WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH OHL’S COUNSELORS AND CASE MANAGERS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CLIENTS ARE CONNECTED TO ALL APPROPRIATE SERVICES WITHIN OHL’S SYSTEM AND LINKED TO OUTSIDE CARE IF NECESSARY. THE PROJECT WILL USE DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING AND EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENTS TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT. WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS GRANT, THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE ITS SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF THIS REGION’S RESIDENTS. THE MAI PROJECT FROM OHL LEVERAGES THE AGENCY’S EXISTING HIV/AIDS, HEPATITIS, AND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO CARE FOR UNDERSERVED, HIGH-RISK PATIENTS ACROSS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PRIMARY CARE, AND SOCIAL SERVICES ALLOW PATIENTS TO TAKE CHARGE OF ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR HEALTH.

PRISONER-RE-ENTRY

OHL TCE-HIV MINORITY WOMEN PROJECT

PRISONER-RE-ENTRY

ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA OFFENDER REENTRY PROGRAM (ORP)

ST. MARY PARISH DRUG COURT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM - ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA, INC. (OHL) PROPOSES ENHANCING SERVICES IN ITS ST. MARY PARISH DRUG COURT PROGRAM IN SOUTHCENTRAL LOUISIANA. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, OHL WILL SERVE 200 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER OR OPIOID USE DISORDER DIAGNOSES THROUGH EXPANDED AND ENHANCED COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND MENTORSHIP SUPPORTS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING ESSENTIAL WRAPAROUND AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING REFERRALS TO MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, REFERRALS TO SCREENINGS AND TREATMENT FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND DIRECT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. OHL’S WORK IN ST. MARY PARISH LA INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) AND OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) TREATMENT FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE ST. MARY PRISH DRUG COURT. DRUG COURT EMPLOYEES OPERATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OHL STAFF AND THE ST. MARY PARISH PROBATION DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS, TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY SERVICES FOR THESE CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. OHL’S POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THE ST. MARY PARISH DRUG COURT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM WILL BE PEOPLE IN THE PARISH WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER OR OPIOID USE DISORDER DIAGNOSES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO GO THROUGH DRUG COURT. USING TOOLS SUCH AS THE ADDICTION SEVERITY INDEX AND OTHER ASSESSMENT MEASURES, THE PROGRAM COUNSELOR, CASE MANAGER, AND MENTOR WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANS FOR EACH PARTICIPANT (40 PER PROGRAM YEAR). TREATMENT WILL CONSIST OF INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES, ON-TO-ONE CASE MANAGEMENT AND MENTORSHIP, AND OTHER SUPPORTS SUCH AS TOBACCO CESSATION COUNSELING AND ASSISTANCE. BY PROVIDING THESE DIRECT SERVICES, AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM COURT AND OTHER APPOINTMENTS, OHL WILL HELP PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MEET THEIR SHORT- AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY GOALS. OHL ALSO MAINTAINS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH TECHE ACTION CLINIC, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER BASED IN FRANKLIN, LA, FOR THE PROVISION OF MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE SCREENINGS (INCLUDING HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS A, B, AND C), AND PHYSICAL HEALTHCARE FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT CLIENTS. THIS PARTNERSHIP HELPS CREATE A SEAMLESS CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND THE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE OFFERED THROUGH THE PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT THEIR HOLISTIC RECOVERY. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR OF THIS PROPOSED PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR OHL’S EXISTING ST. MARY PARISH DRUG COURT PROGRAM AND HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE PROVIDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT TO A VARIETY OF POPULATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE GOING THROUGH THE ST. MARY PARISH DRUG COURT. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR IS A 20-YEAR VETERAN OF THE DRUG COURT AND RESIDES IN THE PARISH. THE REST OF THE STAFF WILL BE HIRED BASED ON THEIR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE WITH SIMILAR TARGET POPULATIONS AND SUD/OUD TREATMENT GENERALLY. AS THE LARGEST SUD/OUD TREATMENT PROVIDER IN LOUISIANA, OHL IS DEDICATED TO SERVING THE STATE’S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WITH CLIENT-CENTERED, EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT AND CULTURAL HUMILITY. SAMHSA FUNDING FOR THE ST. MARY PARISH DRUG COURT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT OHL’S EFFORTS TO “MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE” AND ENGAGE THEM IN MEANINGFUL WAYS THAT SUPPORT LONG-LASTING BEHAVIORAL CHANGE.

ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA OHMEGA PROJECT

SAMHSA OD TREATMENT ACCESS

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

ASSERTIE ADOLESCENT AND FAMILY TREATMENT (AAFT)

ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA (OHL) HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE

OHL HIV-CBI PEER PREVENTION PROJECT

ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA'S OVERDOSE TREATMENT ACCESS PROGRAM: IPREVENT - ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA, INC. (OHL) PROPOSES A COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID OVERDOSE ACCESS TREATMENT TRAINING PROGRAM, INCLUDING A TRAINING OF TRAINERS (TOT) PROGRAM, AT THREE HUBS ACROSS LOUISIANA: URBAN CENTERS OF ORLEANS PARISH, AND CALCASIEU PARISH, AND RURAL ST. MARY PARISH. OHL PROJECT STAFF WILL DIRECTLY TRAIN 475 HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS DURING THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. INCLUDED IN THIS POPULATION OF FOCUS, OHL WILL PROVIDE TOT TRAINING TO 20 ORGANIZATIONS, WHO WILL IN TURN COMMIT TO PROVIDE THE LEARNED EDUCATION TO PEERS AND COLLEAGUES IN THEIR REGIONS. THIS PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE TRAINING FOR A WIDE ARRAY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, INCLUDING PHARMACISTS, PRESCRIBERS, LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, MEDICAL ASSISTANTS, AND LICENSED CLINICAL PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, AS WELL AS EMPLOYEES AT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING MARGINALIZED GROUPS OR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. OHL WILL LEVERAGE ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS IN THESE THREE LOCATIONS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL STATEWIDE NETWORKS TO EXPAND THE PROJECT’S REACH AND TRAIN AS MANY PROFESSIONALS AS POSSIBLE. PROJECT STAFF WILL INCLUDE A LEAD TRAINER AND ONE ADDITIONAL TRAINER TO CONDUCT SESSIONS VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON. THE LEAD TRAINER WILL WORK WITH THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND PROJECT COORDINATOR, BOTH CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT OHL, TO DEVELOP AN ENGAGING, EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM. PRESENTATIONS WILL INCLUDE FACTS ABOUT OPIOID USE DISORDERS (OUD), OVERDOSES, FDA-APPROVED OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATIONS (E.G., NALOXONE), AND THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC THROUGH THE FRAMEWORK OF CULTURAL HUMILITY. USING THE MOST RECENT AVAILABLE DATA ON THE OPIOID CRISIS IN LOUISIANA AND MOST CURRENT BEST PRACTICES, PROGRAM STAFF WILL CONVEY THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE BEHIND THESE TOPICS. THE LEAD TRAINER AND TRAINER WILL ALSO BE ONBOARDED INTO OHL’S PROGRESSIVE MESSAGING AROUND INCLUSIVE, DESTIGMATIZING LANGUAGE AND OTHER ANTI-BIAS MEASURES, ENSURING THAT TRAINEES WILL BE EMPOWERED TO CONDUCT ESSENTIAL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ANTI-BIAS WORK AT THEIR JOBS. ALL SESSIONS WILL ALSO INCLUDE VISUAL AIDS (E.G., POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS) AND INTERACTIVE SEGMENTS SUCH AS DIGITAL OR PRINTED WORKSHEETS TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION AND RETENTION OF THE LESSONS. OHL WILL ALSO PURCHASE NALOXONE TO DISTRIBUTE TO TRAINEE ORGANIZATIONS AS NEEDED. OHL WILL PROVIDE LINKAGES TO TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH OPIOID USE DISORDERS OR WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED AN OPIOID OVERDOSE. THE AGENCY IS THE LARGEST SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT FACILITY IN LOUISIANA AND HAS MEASURES IN PLACE TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, COMPASSIONATE OUD TREATMENT TO STATE RESIDENTS, WHETHER ON-SITE OR THROUGH LOCAL PARTNERS. THESE SERVICES ARE VITAL TO THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF OHL’S COMMUNITIES AND INCLUDE MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT AND MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDERS, COUNSELING, INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT, PRIMARY AND OTHER PHYSICAL HEALTHCARE, AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. OHL’S OVERDOSE TREATMENT ACCESS PROGRAM WILL EXPAND OPIOID-RELATED EDUCATION FOR HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS IN LOUISIANA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THROUGH A STRUCTURED CURRICULUM INFORMED BY INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES AND CULTURAL HUMILITY, THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP PROVIDERS UNDERSTAND AND EMPATHIZE WITH THEIR PATIENTS WHILE LEARNING LIFE-SAVING ESSENTIALS ABOUT OPIOID USE AND OVERDOSES.

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA OHMEGA PROJECT

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

OHL HIV-CBI PEER PREVENTION PROJECT

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA OFFENDER REENTRY PROGRAM (ORP)

SAMHSA OD TREATMENT ACCESS

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS