Wednesday, February 5, 2025
2/5/2025
Summary. As a qualified political subdivision in Mississippi with 49 years of proven experience, Region XI/Southwest Mississippi Mental Health Complex (SWMMHC) in collaboration with the 14th Circuit Intervention Court will implement the Drug Court expansion project to expand trauma-informed substance use disorder and/or co-occurring mental health treatment capacity by providing harm reduction and peer recovery supports to improve abstinence and reduce recidivism. Name of the project: Drug Court Resilency, Education And Motivation. Populations served: High risk/high need adults 18+ (30% female; 69% male; 1% transgender); 54% African American, 2% Hispanic/Latino; 1% LGBQI+; 100% trauma-involved; 50% Co-occurring Disorders; 1% HIV positive and 1% viral hepatitis positive. Goal. To provide gender affirming, trauma-informed and culturally and linguistically appropriate behavioral health services reducing crime, co-occurring substance use and mental disorders among high risk/high need, nonviolent drug court clients who are in need of SUD and/or COD outpatient, IOP and/or Medication Assisted Treatment based on ASAM criteria. Strategies/Interventions: The DREAM program expands outpatient, IOP and treatment capacity, including access to Medication Assisted Treatment and enhances treatment dosage and intensity adding trauma-informed and culturally relevant care and recovery support services all to meet the individualized needs of drug court participants. The Risk and Needs Triage (RANT) is used to match each participant's level and intensity of services to his/her level of risk and relative to his/her needs. Services include standardized screening/assessment, trauma-informed SUD/MH co-occurring disorders outpatient, IOP, coupled with comprehensive case management, STI, HIV, viral Hepatitis screening and linkage, and peer recovery support services (ensuring linkages to recovery housing, employment, healthcare and social supports) and drug testing. Use of EBPs will help to improve culturally responsive treatment, client retention and behavioral health outcomes. EBPs: (Motivational Interviewing (MI), IOP Matrix Model, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) and SMART Recovery. Objectives. Between 9/30/23 and 9/29/28, 100% will improve access to treatment and diagnoses; 80% will be retained in treatment; 80% will improve abstinence; 65% will improve housing stability; 70% will improve education/employment status; 80% will improve social connectedness; 80% will improve health/behavioral/social consequences; 80% will reduce criminal justice involvement and 56% will identify as racial, ethnic, and/or LGBTQI+ minorities. # to be served. 50 per year, totaling 250 across a five-year project period.
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