A Path to Recovery: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Persons Experiencing Homelessness - Catholic Social Services (CSS), Alaska, will establish A Path to Recovery, an American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Level 3.1 low-intensity residential substance use disorder treatment program on the Brother Francis Shelter campus in the Municipality of Anchorage, serving unsheltered adults 18 and older with substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health needs, and barriers to housing stability. CSS expects to open a 10-bed facility serving approximately 30 adults annually and 45 over the project period, training staff in integrated, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care, with direct access to treatment on the same campus as the shelter streamlining entry into care. The program will partner with local detoxification facilities and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) providers to support participants before and during residential treatment. CSS has a long history of implementing successful housing programs and will connect participants to housing resources after treatment. Goals include increasing access to clinically appropriate residential treatment, improving recovery and housing outcomes, strengthening partnerships with detoxification, MAT, and housing providers, and establishing a sustainable treatment model. Measurable objectives include opening the 10-bed facility, serving approximately 30 adults annually, supporting at least 10 participants with direct housing assistance, and pursuing accreditation and billing infrastructure for long-term sustainability. CSS has a long history of implementing successful housing programs and will use this expertise to connect participants to appropriate housing resources after treatment, supporting a holistic care approach that promotes sustained recovery and housing stability. Grant funds will support program start-up, space renovation, supplies and equipment, staffing, training, accreditation, and billing infrastructure needed to sustain ASAM Level 3.1 services. Project goals are to increase access to clinically appropriate residential SUD treatment; improve recovery, behavioral health, and housing outcomes; strengthen partnerships with detoxification, MAT, housing, and health care providers; and establish a sustainable treatment model beyond the grant period. Measurable objectives include opening the 10-bed facility, serving approximately 30 adults annually and 45 adults over the project period, supporting at least 10 participants with direct housing assistance, and pursuing accreditation and billing infrastructure for long-term sustainability.
