Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
Mi Camino: Establishing a path to create a comprehensive Peer Addiction Recovery Specialist Program will enhance and strengthen a Latinx community of recovery in the Greater Boston area and beyond. We will achieve this by providing culturally focused, trauma-informed, peer recovery support services integrated with substance use and mental health treatment and primary care services, as well as by developing an education and outreach campaign to address stigma. The project will serve 80 Clients in YR1 and 110 per year afterwards for a total of 300 clients. Project staff will leverage Casa’s newly launched Telehealth Program to expand access to support services to Latinxs across the state and for individuals in Boston who may be immune-compromised and prefer to receive services virtually. Mi Camino will (1) Deliver a wide range of bilingual/bicultural trauma-informed peer recovery support services to Latinx individuals living with CODs. Peer Recovery Coaches (PRC) will conduct assessments of comprehensive recovery needs (including housing, employment, health and wellness, transportation, legal, childcare, peer support) to develop Individual Recovery Plans, facilitate individual and group skills building to clients through Peer Recovery Coaching and peer-led groups (including Double Trouble in Recovery and Health and Recovery Peer Program), connect clients with housing and housing support services and culturally focused Supported Education/Employment services to build independence and support recovery. In addition, PRCs will unite clients to community-based health and wellness programs, including The Phoenix, a national sober active community sports center, and Back on My Feet, a national sober running group. (2) Create a culturally-focused Peer Leadership Development program that provides training and mentorship to strengthen the recovery and economic independence of Latinos in recovery and increase the bilingual/bicultural peer workforce. (3) Improve access to integrated mental health and substance use treatment and primary care for Latinxs with co-occurring disorders. PRCs and Recovery Specialist will provide referrals and scheduling support to Casa’s Outpatient Program including: individual and group counseling; psychiatric and psycho-pharmacology consultations; MAT; Structured Outpatient Behavioral Addiction Program (SOAP); HIV testing and counseling; case management services; and on-site primary care services. Additionally, PRCs will provide referrals to insurance counseling to help clients understand, apply, and enroll for health insurance/Medicaid. PRCs will provide clients assistance in applying for benefits support, including SSI/SSDI, TANF, SNAP, etc. (4) Develop and launch a “Time to End the Stigma” public awareness campaign to address the stigma, discrimination, and barriers to culturally and linguistically proficient treatment and recover support services for Latinxs living with CODs. This campaign will develop and deliver education presentations at Latino-serving organizations, community groups, and events pertaining to substance abuse and mental illness. The campaign will collaborate with police, community corrections, and neighborhood associations to address issues at the intersection of substance use and public safety to reduce stigma, while promoting access to treatment.
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