Sunday, September 24, 2023
9/24/2023
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, in partnership with the Kay County Family Drug Court (KCFDC), the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, and treatment provider Bridgeway, Inc., proposes the Kay County Family Recovery and Engagement Enhancement (FREE) Project to expand court capacity and increase availability of and access to services for families engaged in KCFDC, with a focus on children birth-age 5 years. The KCFDC plans to be in operation by April 1, 2019 and will offer treatment and case management services to substance-affected families in Kay County with a case plan of family reunification after experiencing child removal due to abuse and/or neglect issues. The target population for this project is KCFDC participants, their children, and other involved caregivers. The court is composed of a diverse team of professionals with experience, expertise, and the unified philosophy necessary to meet the complex needs of participating families. The FREE Project proposes to 1) expand treatment services and increase access to local resources for eligible court participants, their children, and other caregivers; 2) expand treatment capacity for participants' children age 0-5 years; 3) develop strong collaborations across systems at the state and local levels to develop a service delivery system that supports the multifaceted needs of Kay County Family Drug Court families; and 4) improve substance use treatment outcomes for participant families. The evidence-based practices (EBPs) currently utilized by the KCFDC include Celebrating Families! (CF!), Strengthening Families Program (SFP), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and the Matrix Model. The FREE Project seeks to expand treatment services by adding Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) for adult participants; SFP variations for age’s birth-3 years (SFP0-3) and 3-5 years (SFP3-5), a CF! variation for age birth to 3 (CF! 0-3), and trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) for families; and Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) Model and Wraparound for participants’ children. The FREE Project will add a .5 Child Welfare Specialist to increase the court’s capacity to serve 20 parents in year 1, 30 parents in year 2, 35 parents in year 3, 35 parents in year 4, and 35 parents in year 5 for a total of 155 unduplicated parents over the grant period. The services added by the FREE Project for children age birth to 5 will serve an estimated additional 9 children in year 1, 13 children in year 2, 16 children in year 3, 16 children in year 4, and 16 children in year 5 for a total of 70 unduplicated children over the grant period that would otherwise not receive age- and developmentally-appropriate services. Project evaluation will be conducted using Oklahoma’s SACWIS, ODMHSAS’ Web-Based Reporting System, and retroactive SFP/CF! outcome evaluation. These combined data sources will collect and report measures related to the project goals and objectives.
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).
