Faces And Voices Of Recovery

FAVOR HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND LINKAGES TO SUPPORT (FAVOR HEALS)

PEER SUPPORT BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY - ABSTRACT BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY (BCOR) FACES AND VOICES OF RECOVERY TRICOUNTY, INC. DBA FAVOR PIEDMONT FACES AND VOICES OF RECOVERY TRICOUNTY (DBA FAVOR PIEDMONT) PROPOSES TO CONNECT AND MOBILIZE CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (CPSS) DELIVERING PRSS AND RSS TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN UNDER RESOURCED AGENCIES, PRIVATE TREATMENT PROVIDERS, TREATMENT CENTERS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, RECOVERY HOUSES, AND RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS (RCOS). FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS, FAVOR PIEDMONT HAS PRESENTED A WEEKLY VIRTUAL PEER SUPPORT FOR PEER SUPPORT (PS4PS) PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS CPSS AROUND THE STATE WITH FREE RELATIONAL SUPPORT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. AN IMPORTANT LESSON LEARNED IS THAT MANY OF OUR PEERFORCE ARE FILLING GAPS IN THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OTHERS WHILE, THEMSELVES, RECEIVE ONLY CLINICAL SUPERVISION AND NO PEER-TO-PEER SUPERVISION. IN OUR BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY PROJECT FAVOR PIEDMONT IS PREPARED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE BASED, TRAUMA INFORMED PEER-TO-PEER SUPERVISION TO INDIVIDUALS IN THESE VARIOUS SETTINGS WHERE THIS ESSENTIAL SUPPORT IS INADEQUATE OR NON-EXISTENT. FAVOR PIEDMONT PROVIDES OFF-RESERVATION PRSS TO OUR RECOGNIZED INDIGENOUS POPULATION – CATAWBA CITIZENS -- AND IS A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF THE CATAWBA DRUG ACTION TASK FORCE. OUR PROPOSED HARM REDUCTION SERVICES OF OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL TRAINING AND WEEKLY NARCAN DISTRIBUTION ON THE RESERVATION SAVES LIVES. FUNDING FOR THESE INITIATIVES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES (DAODAS) ENDS SEPTEMBER 2022. CATAWBAS AND OTHER NATIVES ALSO RECEIVE CULTURALLY CONGRUENT RECOVERY SUPPORT AT OUR FACILITY THROUGH A WEEKLY OFF-RESERVATION NATIVE AMERICAN 12-STEP-BASED WELLBRIETY MEETING. THE SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF RECOVERY RESIDENCE (SCARR) REPORTS THAT FEWER THAN 60 BEDS ARE AVAILABLE IN CERTIFIED HOUSES. IN COMMUNITIES DEVOID OF ADEQUATE RECOVERY HOUSING, INDIVIDUALS OR CHURCHES TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO MEET THIS ESSENTIAL NEED. WITH BCOR FUNDING, IN OUR RECOVERY HOUSING INITIATIVE, WE WILL DISCOVER AND COLLABORATE WITH THESE PROVIDERS AND DEVELOP A RESOURCE DIRECTORY AND REFERRAL SYSTEM. FOR MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS, FAVOR PIEDMONT HAS PROVIDED PRSS TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS IN THE 16TH AND 6TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ADULT DRUG COURTS. WITH BCOR FUNDING WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS UNFUNDED, UNSUSTAINABLE PROGRAM WE PROVIDE WEEKLY INDIVIDUAL PEER RECOVERY COACHING SESSIONS, WEEKLY PEER-LED RECOVERY GROUPS, AND TREATMENT TEAM STAFFING. WORKING WITH PRIORITY POPULATION REFERRALS BY ROCK HILL TREATMENT SPECIALISTS, AN OPIOID TREATMENT PROVIDER (OTP) WE WILL PROVIDE PRSS, RESOURCE BROKERING WITH WARM HANDOFFS WHERE POSSIBLE, AND SUD AND MH COUNSELING.