Clare Matrix

CLARE MATRIX BRIDGE EXPANSION (BRIDGE-EX) PROJECT - THE BRIDGES TO RECOVERY, HOPE, AND HOME EXPANSION PROJECT (BRIDGE-EX) WILL BUILD ON CLARE|MATRIX'S SUCCESSFUL HISTORY AS A GRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS RECIPIENT FOR NEARLY A DECADE TO MAINTAIN AND EXPAND ITS EXISTING BRIDGES TO RECOVERY, HOPE, AND HOME PROGRAM. BRIDGE-EX WILL SERVE UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS WHO ALSO HAVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) AND/OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL ILLNESS, PROVIDING THEM AND LINKING THEM WITH NECESSARY SUPPORTS AND SERVICES TO BE HOUSED AND RECEIVE NEEDED TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES. SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE WITHIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S SERVICE PLANNING AREA 5 (SPA 5) AND WILL SPECIFICALLY TARGET OUTREACH WITHIN SPA 5'S GREATER SANTA MONICA/VENICE AREA. THIS EXPANSION WILL FOCUS ON THREE MAJOR EFFORTS: 1) SERVICES TO MEET PARTICIPANTS' SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, 2) HARM REDUCTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, AND 3) EXPANSION OF PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS. PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION AND RECOVERY HOUSING SUPPORTS, HARM REDUCTION SUPPLY KITS, AND EXPANDED RECOVERY SUPPORT EVENTS, GROUPS, AND MEETINGS. BY THE END OF THE PROJECT, 250 PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE DIRECT HOUSING, TREATMENT AND OTHER NEEDED SERVICES AND APPROXIMATELY 1000 PEOPLE WILL HAVE BEEN REACHED THROUGH STREET OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. CLARE|MATRIX WILL BUILD ON ITS SUCCESS BY MEETING AND EXCEEDING SAMHSA GPRA DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING METRICS. THE PROJECT WILL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS WITH A TEAM OF 4.4 FTE PROGRAM AND RECOVERY SUPPORT STAFF. A PROJECT DIRECTOR WILL ENSURE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION, AND AN EVALUATOR WILL PROVIDE REGULAR REPORTS TO MEET ALL QUALITY AND ACCESS GOALS.

BRIDGES TO RECOVERY, HOPE, AND HOME - GBHI PROJECT

TCE/HIV EXPANDED AND ENHANCED SERVICES WITHIN AN OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM

PPW PROGRAM - BAY STREET BEACH

MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT - ADULTS

CLARE MATRIX MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE (MAI) PROPOSAL - CLARE|MATRIX (C|M) AND ITS PARTNERS WILL BUILD ON ITS PAST SUCCESS AS A GRANTEE OF SAMHSA TARGETED CAPACITY EXPANSION: HIV FUNDING TO SERVE A CATCHMENT AREA OF MORE THAN 1MILLION INDIVIDUALS IN CALIFORNIA'S SOUTH AND CENTRAL LOS ANGELES AREA. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE PREDOMINANTLY AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINX ADULTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) WHO ARE INJECTION DRUG USERS RESIDING IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY (LAC) AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS AND VIRAL HEPATITIS. C|M'S MAI PROJECT WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO MAT FOR OUD AND SCREENING FOR HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS USING AN IN-HOUSE IMPLEMENTATION MODEL FOR OUD SERVICES. TREATMENT SERVICES FOR HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS WILL BE REFERRAL-BASED AND FACILITATED THROUGH MOAS. WITH THIS BLENDED APPROACH, C|M AND ITS PARTNERS WILL IMPACT THE DISPARATE RATES OF INJECTION DRUG USE AND HIV/HEPATITIS INFECTION RATES IN LAC, AN EHE PRIORITY JURISDICTION. BY THE END OF THE PROJECT, 430 PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE TREATMENT THAT WILL REDUCE DRUG USE, DRUG INJECTING, AND THE PRACTICE OF RISKY BEHAVIORS. THESE SERVICES WILL BE ENHANCED WITH ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT INCREASE PARTICIPANT AWARENESS OF HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS STATUS, ACCESS TO TREATMENT, AND ACCESS TO ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART) AND OTHER MEDICAL CARE. CARE FOR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SPECIALTY CARE AND CASE MANAGEMENT. C|M WILL ALSO IMPACT COMMUNITY RATES OF OVERDOSE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE RELATED TO INJECTION DRUG USE THROUGH 260 HARM REDUCTION ENGAGEMENTS, 120 HEALTH AND WELLNESS GROUPS, AND 200 COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS EVENTS. THESE GOALS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A TEAM OF 3.15 CLINICAL, PROGRAM, AND CONTRACTED STAFF. A PROJECT DIRECTOR WILL ENSURE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION, AND AN EVALUATOR WILL PROVIDE REGULAR REPORTS TO ENSURE ALL QUALITY AND ACCESS GOALS ARE MET.

BRIDGES TO RECOVERY, HOPE AND HOME

COMMUNITY BRIDGES: INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE

BRIDGES TO HOUSING

PPW PROGRAM - BAY STREET BEACH

CLARE MATRIX OVERDOSE TREATMENT ACCESS FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM PEOPLE (ODTX-PPP) - CLARE|MATRIX (C|M) IS PROPOSING THE OVERDOSE TREATMENT ACCESS FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM PEOPLE (ODTX-PPP) PROJECT TO FOCUS ON SERVING CALIFORNIA'S SOUTH AND CENTRAL LOS ANGELES AREA. THE GEOGRAPHICAL CATCHMENT AREA IS PART OF LOS ANGELES (LA) COUNTY SERVICE PLANNING AREA 6 (SPA 6) AND IS COMPRISED OF 8 URBAN COMMUNITIES. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO EXPAND ACCESS OF NALOXONE TO PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM PEOPLE (PPP) RESIDING IN THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL LA AREA, BY 1) EXPANDING SPA 6'S PRENATAL AND BIRTHING CARE PRACTITIONERS AND PROVIDERS, PHARMACISTS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF OVERDOSE PREVENTION, REVERSAL, AND NALOXONE PRESCRIBING, 2) PROVIDING THEM WITH SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THAT WILL FACILITATE THEM TO DEVELOP TRAINING AND FEEDBACK PEER NETWORKS, AND 3) IMPROVING THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS PRESCRIBING NALOXONE TO PPP BY REDUCING STIGMA AND PROVIDER BIAS AGAINST PPP USING SUBSTANCES, AND DESTIGMATIZING NALOXONE PRESCRIPTION TO NURTURE A LANDSCAPE OF MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO OUD HARM REDUCTION AND TREATMENT FOR PPP. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, C|M WILL USE ITS EXPERTISE IN OPIOID USE DISORDER TREATMENT, OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE, AND ITS OUTREACH AND TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE TO ESTABLISH A TRAINING OF TRAINERS (TOT) MODEL. C|M HAS SECURED THE COMMITMENT OF ONE PARTNER, THUS FAR, UCLA ISAP, TO PROVIDE CONSULTATION FOR CURRICULUM AND TRAINING DEVELOPMENT AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY ENGAGED ADVISORY BOARD. C|M WILL TRAIN 200 PRENATAL AND BIRTHING CARE PRACTITIONERS AND PROVIDERS, PHARMACISTS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD OF THIS GRANT. TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT, C|M WILL USE 1.30 FTE FROM EXISTING STAFF, WHO WILL SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATE PROJECT PRIORITIES INTO DAILY OPERATIONS. THE STAFFING PLAN INCLUDES A PROJECT DIRECTOR AND LEAD TRAINER AS KEY PERSONNEL AND AN EVALUATOR AS SUPPORT WITH DATA AND TRACKING.

BRIDGES TO RECOVERY, HOPE AND HOME