Sunday, May 19, 2024
5/19/2024
The Recovery Network of Programs (RNP), in partnership with the Greater Bridgeport AIDS Prevention Program and Optimus Health Care, proposes Project SOAR (Specializing in Opiate Addiction Recovery) to enhance and expand access, enrollment and retention in medication assisted treatment (MAT), and reduce diversion and illicit opioid use among persons with an opioid use disorder (OUD) in Fairfield County, CT. Project SOAR will serve 375 previously unserved unique individuals with expanded and enhanced MAT and 1450 unique individuals with MAT and recovery support services enhanced with evidence-based and -supported practices. Project SOAR’s population of focus (POF) is individuals with OUD who are difficult-to-reach and -serve in Fairfield County, CT. Project SOAR will provide enhanced and expanded MAT services, including outreach/engagement, MAT programming and recovery support services to 100 unique POF members in Year 1; 125 in Year 2; and 150 in Year 3 (total=375 over the 3-year project period). In addition, Project SOAR will provide enhanced outreach/engagement and recovery support services to 1450 POF members (including the 375 that participate in enhanced and expanded MAT. In addition, the goals and objectives for Project SOAR include: Increased numbers of high-risk POF members are rapid-tested for HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C, and are connected to and retained in treatment if they test positive; increased retention of program participants in MAT; same-day admission for program participants; increased numbers of POF subpopulations enrolled and retained in MAT; decreased recidivism; decreased tobacco use; decreased illicit drug use by program participants; increased numbers of warm hand-offs of program participants between partners and services; and process and outcome evaluations to ensure that each program component and EBP is delivered with fidelity and strict adherence to government and professional guidelines/standards for dosing and administration. RNP will place special emphasis on the engagement and treatment of the following difficult-to-reach and -serve subpopulations: Black and Hispanic individuals with OUD; individuals with HIV/AIDS (diagnosed and undiagnosed) and OUD; currently and recently incarcerated individuals with OUD and individuals with serious mental illness and OUD (COD). All forms of MAT formula-tions (suboxone, methadone, Vivitrol, etc.) will be available to Project participants. The proposed Project will expand MAT outreach and engagement services to at least 750 POF members in order to enroll 375 new, unique POF members into MAT and retain them in Project SOAR for the three-year project period or until discharge from MAT. Outreach, engagement, MAT and recovery support services (RSS) will also be enhanced for Project SOAR participants via the incorporation of evidence-based and -supported services, which include: Cognitive Behavior Therapy; Motivational Interviewing; Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment; Brief Strengths-Based Case Management for Substance Abuse (and Strengths-Based Case Management; SBCM and SBCMfSA); Wellness Self-Management; and Cultural Congruence.
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).
