Mcshin Foundation

MCSHIN REENTRY PROJECT - THE OVERALL GOAL OF MCSHIN REP IS TO DECREASE REINCARCERATION RATES AND INCREASE LONG TERM RECOVERY BY A) EXPANDING ACCESS TREATMENT AND RELATED RECOVERY AND REENTRY SERVICES TO 250 ADULTS DURING AND AFTER INCARCERATION IN THE RSW REGIONAL JAIL WITH A SUD/COD AND B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND TRAINING GROUNDED IN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES THAT STRENGTHEN FM/CSOS AND RSWRJ STAFF ABILITY TO SUPPORT POSITIVE RECOVERY OUTCOMES.

BCOR-22- MCSHIN'S INTENSIVE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT PROJECT - MCSHIN'S INTENSIVE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORTS (IPRS) WILL PRIMARILY SERVE PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS AND A HISTORY OF INCARCERATION IN THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES UPON RELEASE FROM RSW JAIL. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO FOCUS ON TRAINING THE PEER WORK FORCE AND PROVIDE ON THE JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO BECOME CERTIFIED PEERS IN VIRGINIA. FINALLY, MCSHIN WILL WORK WITH THE CERTIFIED HARM REDUCTION SITES IN THE SERVICE AREA TO ASSURE ACCESS TO PEER SUPPORTS AND SERVICES.

VIRGINIA RECOVERY AND RE-ENTRY (VRR) PROJECT

MCSHIN RECOVERY WORKS PROJECT- (BCOR-26) - THE MCSHIN FOUNDATION'S RECOVERY WORKS PROJECT (MCSHIN RWP) WILL SERVE ADULTS (18+) 190 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS OVER THE THREE PROJECT YEARS WHO ARE INCARCERATED AT ONE OF TWO REGIONAL JAIL FACILITIES (RAPPAHANNOCK, SHENANDOAH AND WARREN COUNTIES (RSWRJ) OR PIEDMONT REGIONAL JAIL (PRJ) ) AND WHO, THROUGH THE MCSHIN JAIL OUTREACH TEAM (MCSHIN JOT) WITHIN THESE FACILITIES, ARE ASSESSED AS 1) SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUDS) AND/OR CO-OCCURRING (SUD/MHD/COD), 2) INITIATING THEIR RECOVERY WHILE INCARCERATED AND 3) REQUESTING ON-GOING SUPPORTS TO EXTEND THEIR RECOVERY TENURE POST-RELEASE. MCSHIN RWP WILL ALSO PROVIDE RECOVERY-FOCUSED SUPPORTS TO FAMILY MEMBER/CONCERNED SIGNIFICANT OTHERS (FM/CSO’S), COLLABORATE WITH ESSENTIAL HEALTH, HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE ON-GOING DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEER WORKFORCE AND THE ON-GOING DEVELOPMENT OF RECOVERY-READY WORKPLACES TO FOSTER LONG-TERM RECOVERY FOR HIGH RISK/HIGH NEED ENROLLEES. THE GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA ARE COUNTIES OF HENRICO, HANOVER, CHESTERFIELD, RAPPAHANNOCK, SHENANDOAH, WARREN (RSWRJ GSA) AND AMELIA AND THE RURAL COUNTIES OF BUCKINGHAM, CUMBERLAND, LUNENBURG, NOTTOWAY, AND PRINCE EDWARD, SERVED BY THE PIEDMONT REGIONAL JAIL (PRJ GSA). MCSHIN RWP ANTICIPATES THE FOLLOWING PARTICIPANT POPULATION: 69% WILL BE MALE; AGES WILL RANGE FROM 18-64, WITH A MEDIAN AGE OF MID-THIRTIES AND A MAJORITY OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE CAUCASIAN, THOUGH, AS PER THIS NOFO AND EXECUTIVE ORDER 14168, MCSHIN RWP WILL NOT UTILIZE RACIAL PREFERENCES AND SEX OF INDIVIDUAL AS A SELECTION CRITERION FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. MCSHIN RWP WILL SERVE HIGH-NEED, HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS WITH PRIOR INVOLVEMENT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND HAVE RECIDIVATED DUE TO A RELAPSE, IN KEEPING WITH SAMHSA’S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF PREVENTING SUBSTANCE MISUSE, ABUSE, AND ADDICTION AND HELPING INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND SOBRIETY. MCSHIN RWP IS GROUNDED IN FOSTERING LONG-TERM RECOVERY THROUGH ITS 4 KEY PROJECT GOALS OF 1) INCREASING THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL’S KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO EFFECTIVELY PARTNER IN THEIR OWN RECOVERY AND SUCCESSFULLY UTILIZE RECOVERY-ORIENTED SERVICES DURING AND AFTER CONFINEMENT, INCLUDING PRSS, RSS, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SUPPORTS (I.E., MEDICAL CARE, SMOKING CESSATION, ETC.), 2) PROVIDING FM/CSO’S WITH SUPPORT IN THEIR RECOVERY ROLES, 3) EXPANDING PEER WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES AND RECOVERY READY WORKPLACES AND 4) COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN RECOVERY SYSTEMS OF CARE. MCSHIN RWP WILL PROVIDE DIRECT PRSS/RSS IN THE 2 JAIL SITES FOR 190 INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD/MHD/COD WHO ARE INITIATING THEIR RECOVERY WHILE INCARCERATED, PROVIDE ON-GOING PRSS/RSS AND LINKAGES TO COMMUNITY-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORTS, INCLUDING HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS POST-RELEASE; PROVIDE WEEKLY CRAFT-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUPS TO FM/CSO’S (50 PER YEAR); PROVIDE TUITION SUPPORT FOR 6 PEERS A YEAR (18 IN TOTAL) WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING THEIR VIRIGINA CERTIFICATION AS PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST (CPRS); PROVIDE 4 RECOVERY-READY WORKFORCE TRAINING SESSIONS (12 TOTAL) TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF AND MOVEMENT TOWARDS EXPANSION OF RRW WORKPLACES AND EXPAND LOCAL RECOVERY NETWORKS WITHIN THE TWO REGIONAL SERVICE AREAS BY EXPANDING THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS COLLABORATING IN LOCAL RECOVERY SYSTEM OF CARE.