Abstract Summary
The proposed grant to expand substance abuse disorder treatment capacity in adult and family treatment drug courts will develop partnerships that provide increased access to resources to assist in combatting the SUD epidemic in the American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) community members as well as any other race in and around Ottawa County, Oklahoma. The Modoc Nation recognized the need for treatment instead of incarceration for individuals with SUDs. The purpose of the project is to provide prevention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals with SUD involved with courts. The Modoc Nation aims to improve abstinence from substance abuse, housing stability, employment status, social connectedness, health/ behavioral/social conseque3nces and reduce criminal justice involvement. Modoc Nation will provide a coordinated multisystem approach designed to combine the sanctioning power of treatment drug courts with effective SUD treatment services to break the cycle of criminal behavior, alcohol and/or drug abuse, and incarceration or other penalties.