E-Supported Sobriety and Recovery (ESSyR Access) Project - The e-Supported Sobriety and Recovery (ESSyR Access) project will enhance and expand access to recovery supports and treatment services for those with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders (COD) in NYC via Smartphone e-technology services, including access to personal electronic health records, e-apps, web-based virtual recovery group sessions, and virtual substance abuse education and intervention. The project will target the 60% of Fountain House members and Phoenix House referrals who have COD, as many as 780 individuals, many of whom are disengaged from care due to the complex impairments related to their substance abuse, serious mental illness (SMI), and frequently, other medical and chronic health conditions. At least 80% fit the criteria of being chronically homeless, now currently living in supported living facilities or dedicated shelters. Sixty percent of members have a COD and 95% of Fountain House members take psychotropic medication to treat: schizophrenia (50%), bi-polar disease (35%), major depression (10%), and other psychoses (5%). Fountain House and its partner, Phoenix House, will: 1) engage people not presently accessing services by using web-based technology; 2) demonstrate the benefits of technology-assisted care among high-risk, hard-to-reach clients; and 3) demonstrate quality of life and overall functionality improvements as a result of their use of the new electronic system of expanded care. The project will provide e-technology recovery-oriented services as a complement to on-site traditional substance abuse treatment for those clients in need of treatment services. The virtual peer support and recovery oriented peer group access will address a vital need for off-hour intervention and connection to care for those with COD. The project will serve 100 individuals with COD in year one, 100 in year two, and 100 in year three, for a total of 300 over the life of the project.
