Saturday, November 23, 2024
11/23/2024
Brandywine Counseling and Community Services, Inc. will implement Community Outreach and Prevention Education (COPE) a mobile outreach and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) service to expand access to MAT services for adults with an opioid use disorder (OUD) residing in rural and underserved counties in Delaware. COPE will expand MAT services currently available only in New Castle County to 75 adults annually (225 over 3 years). Population of focus (POF) is adults with an OUD or co-occurring mental health disorder (COD) in need of OUD treatment. Priority will be given to adults with prior unsuccessful opioid detoxifications or history of accidental drug overdose experiences; those reentering the community from jail/prison; those who are homeless, military veterans, women with children, LGBTQ; and those with or high risk for HIV/AIDS/Hepatitis. The project will place special emphasis on recruiting racial and ethnic minorities to reduce the impact of behavioral health problems and disparities. Interventions: COPE will enhance our newly opened integrated care MAT Clinic with the development of a mobile outreach and MAT treatment service to provide OUD integrated care in Kent and Sussex County. Evidence based practices include but are not limited to: ASAM assessment, motivational enhancement therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and 12 step and other self-help approaches. These will be integrated with outreach, education, and care coordination to facilitate access to OUD/MAT services and transition between various levels of OUD/MAT treatment and incorporate relapse prevention therapy; trauma informed care; wrap-around and recovery support services; HIV/hepatitis testing and linkage to services for those who test positive, aftercare and peer recovery coaching. Goals: Overarching goal is to increase the number of individuals with OUD receiving MAT and reduce or eliminate illicit opioid drug use and prescription opioid misuse, the spread of infectious disease and overdose fatalities at six-month follow-up among adults living in rural, medically underserved counties in Delaware. COPE’s measurable outcomes include: 1. Increase access to and retention in behavioral health treatment for 225 adults with an OUD. 2. Increase abstinence use of opiates, alcohol, marijuana, and other substances by 75%. 3. Improve of maintain behavioral/medical outcomes for participants for at least 65% of clients related to health, housing, educational, medical/health, social connectedness, employment and health, and behavioral/social consequences. 4. Increase recovery support services and retain 75% of participants in recovery support services for at least 6 months. 5. Reduce new HIV and viral hepatitis infections among 80% of clients with an OUD.
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