Reality Check Inc

TEEN SEXUAL HEALTH: AN INVESTMENT IN A BRIGHTER FUTURE

EXPAND RECOVERY SERVICES AND MOBILIZE RESOURCES IN SOUTH-CENTRAL NH COMMUNITIES, IMPROVE ACCESS TO SERVICES ENHANCING LONG-TERM RECOVERY OUTCOMES, EDUCATE PEOPLE ON ADDICTION, AND REDUCE STIGMA. - REALITY CHECK IS A 501C3 NONPROFIT IN JAFFREY, NH APPLYING FOR THE BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY (BCOR) GRANT (NOFO NO. TI-22-014) TO MOBILIZE AND CONNECT COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. REALITY CHECK WILL WORK TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND CURRENT RECOVERY SERVICES AND GROW NETWORKS WITHIN THE GREATER MONADNOCK REGION OF SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING STIGMA AND INCREASING ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES USING COLLABORATION, PUBLIC OUTREACH, EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESOURCE DISSEMINATION. REALITY CHECK IS THE CURRENT RECIPIENT OF A 4-YEAR SAMHSA GRANT, THE SOBER TRUTH ON PREVENTING UNDERAGE DRINKING (STOP ACT), AND A 5-YEAR CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES GRANT. THESE TWO FUNDING SOURCES ALLOWS REALITY CHECK TO PROVIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE TO PREVENT YOUTH AND ADULT ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG USE. REALITY CHECK IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HALF OF WHOM ARE IN RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOL OR DRUG ADDICTION, AND STAFFED BY 4 WOMEN, 3 OF WHOM ARE IN RECOVERY. RESEARCH SHOWS PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORTS AND COMPREHENSIVE INTERVENTIONS INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESSFUL AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND REDUCES THE LIKELIHOOD OF RELAPSE AND SETBACKS. BCOR FUNDS WILL ENABLE US TO CONTINUE OFFERING AND EXPAND CURRENT PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS WHICH CURRENTLY INCLUDE SUPPORTED REFERRALS TO: IN- AND OUT-PATIENT TREATMENT, MEDICATION-ASSISTED RECOVERY, IN-PERSON AND TELE-HEALTH DRUG AND ALCOHOL AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, NEEDED PERIPHERAL RESOURCES FOR HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, CHILDCARE, TRANSPORTATION, LEGAL HELP, AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION SUPPORT. REALITY CHECK PROVIDES RECOVERY COACHING, SUPPORT GROUPS, TELEPHONE SUPPORT SERVICES, BRIEF ASSESSMENTS AND CRISIS INTERVENTION, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MODIFICATION SUPPORT, AND ADDICTION TRAINING AND PRESENTATIONS BOTH AT OUR RECOVERY CENTER AND ONSITE FOR EMPLOYERS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND RECOVERY CENTERS. ANNUALLY, REALITY CHECK PROVIDES THE RECOVERY COACH TRAINING SERIES WHICH INCLUDES THE 5-DAY RECOVERY COACH ACADEMY, 2-DAY RECOVERY ETHICS, 1-DAY MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, 1-DAY SUICIDE PREVENTION, 1-DAY HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, AND THE RECOVERY COACH 2.0 AS WELL AS APPLICATION SUPPORT FOR GRADUATES TO SECURE THE NH CERTIFIED RECOVERY SUPPORT WORKER CREDENTIAL. REALITY CHECK PROVIDES PRESENTATIONS TO EMPLOYERS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHICH INCLUDE ADDICTION 101, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF USE, LANGUAGE & STIGMA, MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, TRAUMA RESPONSIVE SERVICES, AND NARCAN ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS A WEBSITE LINK TO SAMHSA'S CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE FOR INTEGRATED HEALTH SOLUTIONS ONLINE COURSES. SERVICES ARE EVIDENCE-BASED AND REFLECT REGION-WIDE IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS. TO REACH POPULATIONS MOST IMPACTED BY ADDICTION, IMPROVE ACCESS TO SERVICES, AND ENHANCE LONG-TERM RECOVERY OUTCOMES, REALITY CHECK PARTNERS WITH STATEWIDE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, TREATMENT CENTERS, CHESHIRE COUNTY HOUSE OF CORRECTIONS AND DRUG COURT, REGIONAL EMPLOYERS, COLLEGE SYSTEMS, AND THE HEALTH AND MEDICAL FIELD. THE BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY GRANT ALIGNS PERFECTLY WITH THE MISSION, VISION, AND PHILOSOPHY OF REALITY CHECK, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO COLLECTIVELY MAKING POSITIVE CHANGE.

SPF ENGAGE COMM. IN ASSESSMENT, CAPACITY BLDG, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, & EVALUA

2019 STOP ACT GRANT TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING IN PEOPLE AGES 12-20 WITHIN THE MONADNOCK REGION OF SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE.

REALITY CHECK WILL USE FUNDING TO SUPPORT CURRENT RECOVERY SERVICES AND TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL RECOVERY COACH TRAINING SERIES AND A RECOVERY FRIENDLY EMPLOYER CONFERENCE IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. - REALITY CHECK IS A 501C3 NONPROFIT IN JAFFREY, NH APPLYING FOR THE FY 2023 CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVE SPENDING PROJECTS GRANT (NOFO FG-23-099) TO FURTHER EXPAND ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. RESEARCH SHOWS PROVIDING COMMUNITY- AND EVIDENCE-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORTS AND COMPREHENSIVE INTERVENTIONS INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESSFUL AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND REDUCES THE LIKELIHOOD OF RELAPSE AND SETBACKS. REALITY CHECK WILL ENHANCE CURRENT RECOVERY SERVICES AND EXPAND MONADNOCK REGION PARTNER NETWORKS TO FURTHER REDUCE STIGMA AND INCREASE ACCESS TO PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES BY CONDUCTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS AND DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LIKE-MISSIONED AGENCIES, THROUGH THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF EMPLOYERS, SCHOOLS, AND HOSPITALS, AND THROUGH GENEROUS RESOURCE DISSEMINATION. CURRENTLY, 50% OF REALITY CHECK’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE IN RECOVERY, 75% OF STAFF ARE IN RECOVERY, AND 100% OF CONTRACTORS ARE PEOPLE IN RECOVERY. REALITY CHECK IS THE RECIPIENT OF A 4-YEAR SAMHSA SOBER TRUTH ON PREVENTING UNDERAGE DRINKING, AND A 5-YEAR CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES GRANT, BOTH OF WHICH ALLOW FOR PROVIDING PREVENTION EDUCATION TO THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT SERVE THEM TO PREVENT YOUTH AND ADULT USE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS. IN SEPTEMBER 2022, REALITY CHECK WAS AWARDED A 3-YEAR SAMHSA BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY GRANT ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE PROVIDING AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY SERVICES. REALITY CHECK PROVIDES RECOVERY COACHING, SUPPORT GROUPS, TELEPHONE SUPPORT SERVICES, TELE-HEALTH SESSIONS, BRIEF ASSESSMENTS AND CRISIS INTERVENTION, POLICIES MODIFICATION SUPPORT, AND ADDICTION TRAINING AND PRESENTATIONS BOTH AT OUR OFFICES AND ONSITE FOR EMPLOYERS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND HOSPITALS. ANNUALLY, REALITY CHECK PROVIDES THE RECOVERY COACH TRAINING SERIES WHICH INCLUDES THE 5-DAY RECOVERY COACH ACADEMY, 2-DAY RECOVERY ETHICS, 1-DAY SUICIDE PREVENTION, 1-DAY HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, AND THE RECOVERY COACH 2.0. TO GROW THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE, REALITY CHECK OFFERS SUPPORT TO SECURE THE NH CERTIFIED RECOVERY SUPPORT WORKER CREDENTIAL. REALITY CHECK PROVIDES ADDICTION TRAININGS INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, TRAUMA RESPONSIVE SERVICES, NARCAN ADMINISTRATION, AND ADDICTION 101 OUTLINING ADDICTION’S ECONOMIC IMPACT, ITS STAGES, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF USE, LANGUAGE & STIGMA, SIGNS OF MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND OVERDOSE, AND RESOURCES. TO RAISE AWARENESS AROUND CRITICAL SOCIAL ISSUES, REALITY CHECK OFFERS A YEAR-ROUND FREE FILM SERIES ON ADDICTION, RECOVERY, MENTAL HEALTH, BULLYING, SELF-INJURY, SUICIDE, AND ALCOHOLISM. SERVICES ARE EVIDENCE-BASED AND REFLECT REGION-IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS. REALITY CHECK PARTNERS WITH STATEWIDE RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTERS, LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS, TREATMENT CENTERS, THE CHESHIRE COUNTY HOUSE OF CORRECTIONS, EMPLOYERS, COLLEGES, HOSPITALS, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGENCIES. THIS CONGRESSIONAL FUNDING WILL ENABLE REALITY CHECK TO EXPAND PARTNERSHIPS, OFFER AN ADDITIONAL RECOVERY COACH TRAINING SERIES AND A RECOVERY FRIENDLY EMPLOYER CONFERENCE, AND TO PAY RECOVERY COACHES TO CONTINUE PROVIDING ACCESS TO WRAP-AROUND PERIPHERAL RESOURCES FOR HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, CHILDCARE, TRANSPORTATION, LEGAL HELP, AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION, MEASURABLE IMPROVING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FUNCTIONING AND PEOPLE’S OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE.

SPF ENGAGE COMM. IN ASSESSMENT, CAPACITY BLDG, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, & EVALUATION

REALITY CHECK WILL USE THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK AND 7 STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY LEVEL CHANGE TO REDUCE YOUTH AND ADULT DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE, ADDICTION, AND OVERDOSE IN SOUTH-CENTRAL NH.

ADDRESS UNDERAGE DRINKING IN PEOPLE AGES 12-20 IN THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE'S MONADNOCK REGION. - REALITY CHECK IS A 501C3 NONPROFIT LOCATED IN JAFFREY NEW HAMPSHIRE, PROVIDING ADDICTION SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE MONADNOCK REGION. UNDER THE CURRENT DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES GRANT, OUR GOALS ARE TO INCREASE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT PREVENTION INITIATIVES TO 2,155 STUDENTS IN THREE SCHOOLS AND 14 COMMUNITIES, AND TO DECREASE THE ONSET AND PROGRESSION OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS USING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. REALITY CHECK AS A WHOLE, MAKES SERVICES AVAILABLE TO ALL 31 TOWNS IN THE MONADNOCK REGION, (POP 84,591 US CENSUS, 2022). UNDER THE STOP GRANT, FUNDS WILL BE USED TO BUILD CAPACITY TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF PREVENTION SERVICES FOR OUR POPULATIONS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY UNDERAGE DRINKING. GOAL 1: EXPAND PREVENTION SERVICES FOR PEOPLE AGES 12-20 IN THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ONE COLLEGE IN THE MONADNOCK REGION TO REDUCE THE ONSET AND PROGRESSION OF ALCOHOL USE. OBJECTIVE 1: OF PEOPLE AGES 12-20 PARTICIPATING IN PREVENTION SERVICES, THERE WILL BE A 2% DECREASE OF UNDERAGE PEOPLE REPORTING USE OF ALCOHOL IN THE LAST 30 DAYS, AND 2% INCREASE IN PEER DISAPPROVAL AS MEASURED BY THE YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY AND THE YOUNG ADULT SURVEY. OBJECTIVE 2: OF DISTRICTS AND COLLEGES PARTICIPATING IN PREVENTION SERVICES, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE OF 5% OF STUDENTS COMPLETING AN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM OR OTHER PREVENTION ACTIVITY EACH YEAR, STARTING WITH SERVING 50 YOUTH AND 20 YOUNG ADULTS IN YEAR 1 AND INCREASING PARTICIPATION BY 5% EACH YEAR AS MEASURED BY ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS. OBJECTIVE 3: IMPROVE ATTENDANCE AT INITIATIVES FOR PREVENTING UNDERAGE DRINKING INCLUDING PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, TRAININGS, AND TOWN HALL MEETINGS BY 3% EACH YEAR OF THE GRANT AS MEASURED BY ATTENDANCE TRACKING LOGS. GOAL 2: IMPROVE AGENCY CAPACITY TO PROVIDE PREVENTION SERVICES BY INCREASING SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCY COORDINATION TO REDUCE DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS. OBJECTIVE 1: THERE WILL BE 5% INCREASE IN NEW CITIZEN PARTNERS COLLABORATING TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING AS SHOWN BY THE MEASURE PARTNERSHIPS FOR IMPACT (MPI) ASSESSMENT TOOL DONE 2CE ANNUALLY. OBJECTIVE 2: WORK WITH CADCA AND PTTC TO ENSURE BEST PRACTICES ARE SHARED TO EXPAND THE REACH OF MESSAGES BY 5% AS MEASURED BY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS. THE CATCHMENT AREA IS RURAL WHERE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES ARE MINIMAL. MOST COMMUNITIES ARE ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED AND 1 OUT 3 FAMILIES HERE QUALITY FOR THE FEDERAL FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM. CULTURALLY INGRAINED DRINKING BEHAVIORS AND UNDERAGE INITIATION PARTIES BY FRIENDS AND PARENTS, COUPLED WITH A LACK OF SERVICES RESOURCES AND CAPACITY TO ADDRESS UNDERAGE DRINKING, MAKE BUY-IN FOR PREVENTION SERVICES A CHALLENGE. FUNDS WILL ALLOW US TO EXPAND ITS STRATEGIES TO BETTER IMPACT UNDERAGE DRINKING IN OUR SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND COMMUNITIES. ANNUAL MULTI-PLATFORM MEDIA PLANS WILL INCLUDE VIDEOS AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS DEVELOPED COLLABORATIVELY BY THE COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION CURRICULUM PRIME FOR LIFE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL STAFF TRAINED TO BECOME FACILITATORS FOR SUSTAINABILITY; PARENT GROUPS, TOOLKITS, AND PARENTAL CURRICULUM WILL BE PROVIDED ABOUT THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF ALCOHOL USE; AND ANY SCHOOL RESOURCES OFFICERS INTERESTED WILL BE OFFERED TRAINING TO SUPPORT YOUTH SHOWING SIGNS OF ALCOHOL USE ISSUES, PIVOTING AWAY FROM DEALING PUNITIVELY WITH VIOLATIONS; UNDERAGE DRINKING SURVEY RESULTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED AT TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND OTHER COMMUNITY-WIDE PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS TO INFORM FUTURE INITIATIVES; AND INVITE SCHOOL BOARDS AND ADMINISTRATION TO MODIFY POLICIES TO BE MORE SUPPORTIVE OF STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH ALCOHOL ISSUES, INCLUDING HOW TO MAKE REFERRALS TO TREATMENT.