PROJECT ABSTRACT
Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC) proposes its FY 2022 Medication-Assisted Treatment: Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction (MAT: PDOA) project. The project’s overarching purpose will be to expand the accessibility of OUD-focused MAT services in the Mat-Su borough. Ultimately, the project will improve Alaska’s behavioral healthcare system and will reduce SUD and COD prevalence and opioid-related overdose deaths.
The project’s population of focus will be Alaska Native and American Indian (AN/AI) adults (18+ years of age) who have OUDs or CODs with OUDs and seek MAT and/or MAT-complementing services. The project’s catchment area will be Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) borough, which has an estimated 107,081 residents, 14,052 (or 13%) of whom are AN/AI (race alone or in combination). The project will benefit 80 participants.
¿ Goal 1. Establish formal partnerships between CITC and identified local entities in order to expand the accessibility of OUD-focused outpatient MAT, outpatient detoxification, and other treatment and recovery services in the Mat-Su borough.
¿ Objective 1.1. By the end of month 4, prepare and have signed 4 memoranda of agreement between CITC and each of 4 local partners for mutual referrals.
¿ Goal 2. Establish formal partnerships between CITC and identified local entities in order to prevent medication diversions in the Mat-Su borough.
¿ Objective 2.1. By the end of month 4, prepare and have signed 1 memorandum of agreement between CITC and 4 local partners that defines specific policies, protocols, and commitments for preventing medication diversions.
¿ Goal 3. Provide OUD-focused outpatient treatment and recovery services to participants who are actively receiving OUD-focused outpatient MAT services via partners.
¿ Objectives 3.1 and 3.2. By the end of the year 5, provide ongoing intensive case management, peer recovery support services, and supportive services to 80 (or 16 per year) unduplicated participants.
¿ Goal 4. Provide OUD-focused outpatient treatment and recovery services to participants who are actively receiving OUD-focused outpatient detoxification services via partners.
¿ Objectives 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3. By the end of year 5, provide ongoing intensive case management, individual counseling sessions, transitional housing assistance, and supportive services to 50 (or 10 per year) unduplicated participants.
¿ Goal 5. Provide integrated outpatient SUD and COD treatment and recovery services to participants who are actively receiving OUD-focused outpatient MAT or outpatient detoxification services via partners.
¿ Objectives 5.1 and 5.2. By the end of the year 5, provide regular mental health-focused counseling sessions and/or referrals to local mental health providers to all participants who have CODs and require or would benefit from those sessions.
¿ Goal 6. Decrease substance use prevalence and recidivism among participants and improve the quality of behavioral healthcare in the Mat-Su borough.
¿ Objectives 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4. Various GPRA-based measurements.