Treatment

FY24 Q3 Engagement Activities

Met or corresponded with grantee 5 times between April - July, 2024 on 4/10, 4/17, 4/18, 5/3, 6/27, 2024 in addition to invites to participate in grantee cohort call

Summary of Successes

Overdose Awareness Day Planning

QRT: ODs are down 30% in county

PRT: 16 referrals

Family Outreach Meeting successful

Summary of Challenges

· Secure presenters and create an Eventbrite invitation.

· Arrange a venue and handle necessary permits for outdoor events.

Reporting Cycle Summary

FY24 Q2 Engagement Activities

Met or corresponded with grantee 3 times between January - April, 2024 2/8, 2/15, 2/20, 2024 in addition to invites to participate in grantee cohort call

Summary of Successes

Relationship with the Sheriff

Jail Cooperation

Inclusion of Lived Experience

Program Structure

Focus on Relationship Building

Professional Relationship Development

Participant-Driven Content

Summary of Challenges

Intervention Design and Implementation

Relationship Building

FY24 Q3 Engagement Activities
Met or corresponded with grantee times between April - July, 2024 on 4/9 ,2024 2024 in addition to invites to participate in grantee cohort call
Summary of Successes

None identified
Summary of Challenges
1. Involvement with the Mentoring Initiative
2. Support in improving officer buy-in and expanding collaborations
3. Enhancing data collection and evaluation efforts
4. Expanding knowledge on Deflection Pathways
Summary of Resources
Housing support

Met or corresponded with grantee 3 times between January - April, 2024 on, 3/8, 3/14, 3/19 in addition to invites to participate in grantee cohort call

Summary of Successes

strong leadership buy-in,
supportive and progressive city council and
an understanding of systemic issues affecting homelessness and behavioral health.

FY24 Q3 Engagement Activities
Met or corresponded with grantee times between April - July, 2024 on 4/1, 4/9, 4/30, 5/10, 5/30, 7/11, 2024 in addition to invites to participate in grantee cohort call
Summary of Successes

Summary of Challenges
1. Involvement with the Mentoring Initiative
2. Support in improving officer buy-in and expanding collaborations
3. Enhancing data collection and evaluation efforts
4. Expanding knowledge on Deflection Pathways

On June 27th, 2024, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) held their annual convening of community partners and data evaluators. The CHJ TA coach for the grantee spent the morning meeting their community EMS partner to discuss their mobile integrated health initiative. They then met with the behavioral health community provider and spoke with their recovery coaches about their community outreach and post overdose response strategy.

AHP assisted with coordinating, submitting abstract, and reviewing presentation slides for the “Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Jail with Medication Assisted-Treatment (MAT): A Spotlight of Three Jail MAT Programs” session for the American Correctional Association 2024 Winter Conference, January 4, 2024.

AHP coordinated logistics and developed PowerPoint presentation slides for the 2024 American Correctional Association Winter Conference Presentation: “Implementation of Guidelines for Managing Substance Withdrawal in Jails: Lessons from the Field” presented at the ACA conference on January 7, 2024.

The Restorative Justice Education in Treatment Courts project includes a pilot site collaborating with a mid-coast Maine drug treatment court (Belfast, ME) and a local community-based restorative justice center (Restorative Justice Project Maine) to help the Maine drug court infuse restorative justice principles and practices into the program approach. Robert Sand and Marc Wennberg hosted a three-day planning summit in Maine in late June 2024.

The first in-person convening of the second cohort of Reaching Rural fellows will bring together 85 rural practitioners from across the country to expand their leadership skills, engage them in project and systems planning, and highlight successful and innovative strategies to address SUD in small and rural communities.