Wednesday, March 12, 2025
3/12/2025
The Northern Ohio Recovery Association (NORA) will use SAMHSA Prevention Navigator (PN) funding in its proposed Building Bridges to Recovery (BBH) project to provide prevention services to male and female primarily African American 13-24 year-old youth at high risk for HIV and substance use disorders (SUDs) living in Cuyahoga County, OH. BBH will implement the following activities: 1) Partner with various community sectors to implement comprehensive community-based substance misuse and HIV prevention strategies. Prevention activities will be coordinated by the East Cleveland Bridges of Hope Coalition (ECBOH) which was established by and enjoyed continued funding from a series of SAMHSA Drug Free Communities grants beginning in 2007. The Coalition includes representation from such community sectors as youth, parents, business, media, school, youth-serving organizations, law enforcement, faith-based organizations, civic/volunteer groups, SUD prevention/treatment providers, healthcare/HIV services, elected officials, and neighborhood centers. 2) Offer an evidence-based prevention curriculum to middle and high school-age youth at area schools and community-based youth programs. 3) Use its existing marketing capacity to conduct public messaging and awareness campaigns on the risk of substance misuse among individuals living with HIV. 4) Provide screening and testing for HIV, viral hepatitis, and SUD at monthly community youth events. 5) Utilize Peer Recovery Support Specialists to provide navigation services to link individuals to care for HIV and substance misuse. 6) Provide education and training, at its existing training institute, to SUD treatment and other healthcare providers on the importance of screening for HIV BBH will serve the following numbers of (unduplicated individuals) in the respective project activities as follows: HIV/SUD Prevention Curriculum: 1,500 youth (300 /year); Navigation services: 500 youth (100/year); HIV/hepatitis screening testing: 500 youth (100/year); HIV Education and Training: 250 SUD treatment and other healthcare providers (50/year). Measurable objectives related to the prevention curriculum are 1) 85% of youth completing the program will report that they would be able to refuse someone who offered them alcohol or drugs and 2) 85% of youth completing the program will report that they would be able to refuse someone who wanted them to engage in sex without a condom.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).