Friday, April 26, 2024
4/26/2024
Norton Sound Health Corporation’s (NSHC) Behavioral Health Services’ “Medication-Assisted Treatment Services for Rural Populations” proposes to reduce regionally-prevalent substance misuse by screening for, promoting, and providing Medication-Assisted Treatment services for up to 130 unique homeless, incarcerated, and/or substance using Alaska Native adults ages 18 and older in Year One of the project by meeting people where they present most often. These locations include NSHC’s Day Shelter, a safe environment for those who are homeless; Anvil Mountain Correctional Center and Seaside Community Residential Center, the two local correctional facilities; and NSHC’s Emergency Department. Alaska’s Bering Strait Region of 9,400 people has high rates of substance misuse interfering with basic living needs. Resultant of misuse is lack of employment and housing, and a recidivist population moving through the correctional system that is disproportionately Alaska Native. A Shelter Recovery Coach will screen guests for substance misuse and refer for assessment for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT). A Clinician will deliver screening, assessment, and treatment for those incarcerated and will coordinate MAT services inside the prison facilities. A Project Director will oversee activities and an Evaluator will analyze outcomes. Bridge protocols for oral Naltrexone will be developed for those people who present intoxicated at the Emergency Room of Norton Sound Regional Hospital, and medical providers will prescribe for consenting adults and refer for the extended-release injectable. To ensure patients are receiving the prescribed care necessary to enter and/or maintain recovery, project staff will develop and update a registry of patients utilizing MAT so they may be followed. A hospital case manager will maintain the registry and provide appropriate outreach for appointment reminders and coordination and for resource referral. Project staff members will coordinate and facilitate recovery support services at the Day Shelter and correctional settings through resource referrals and scheduled presentations from outside providers who may serve the needs of the guests. Presentations will include education and materials regarding OUD and MAT services descriptions, processes, and availabilities. Participation is expected to be 200 unique individuals accessing services with 120 individuals receiving MAT. At the conclusion, it is expected that participating individuals from the target populations will move into recovery, restore basic living needs (housing, employment), remain free from the prison system, and decrease dependency on emergency services
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