Recovery

Maury County (Tennessee) Prevention Coalition

March 26, 2021 | Innovative Initiatives, Public Health, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Abuse, Treatments

The mission of the Maury County Prevention Coalition is to promote healthy family relationships, emotional wellness, and the prevention of alcohol, drug use, and other risky behavior by youth through parent education, dynamic youth programs, and engagement with key community stakeholders. ...

Pay for Success Funding Initiative

February 24, 2021 | Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, Public Health, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Abuse

This Fact Sheet provides information about Pay for Success Funding Initiatives, which involve, at a minimum, four parties: (1) the service provider/social program; (2) an investor or investors; (3) an independent evaluator; and (4) a traditional funder or “outcomes payor,” usually a branch of federal, state, or local government....

Peer Respites as an Alternative to Hospitalization

February 8, 2021 | Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, Public Health, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Abuse

This fact sheet examines peer respites, which are voluntary, short-term programs, usually overnight, that provide community-based, non-clinical support to individuals experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, a psychiatric crisis....

Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD)

January 28, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts, Innovative Initiatives, Law Enforcement, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Abuse

Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is a community-based diversion approach for responding to low-level criminal offenses, such as illicit drug possession or prostitution. ...

Recovery High Schools

November 18, 2020 | Fact Sheets, Public Health, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Abuse

This Fact Sheet provides information about Recovery High Schools, which are schools specifically designed for students recovering from a substance use disorder....

Model Expanding Access to Peer Recovery Support Services Act

October 26, 2020 | Alcohol, Model Laws, Recovery, Substance Abuse, Treatments

LAPPA’s Model Expanding Access to Peer Recovery Support Services Act was written in consultation with a host of subject matter experts including peer support workers and credentialing professionals. The model provides a legislative framework for implementing a responsive and cohesive peer support worker credentialing program and offers policymakers in jurisdictions with established peer support programs dynamic strategies to improve their existing peer support credentialing process. ...

Model Access to Medication for Addiction Treatment in Correctional Settings Act

October 19, 2020 | Criminal Justice, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Model Laws, Recovery, Treatments

LAPPA’s Model Access to Medication for Addiction Treatment in Correctional Settings Act, written in collaboration with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at the Georgetown University Law Center and a cadre of subject matter experts, sets forth a comprehensive, evidence-based framework for ensuring that all incarcerated individuals with a substance use disorder be provided access to FDA-approved medication for addiction treatment in state and local correctional settings....

Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets (CAHOOTS)

August 27, 2020 | Controlled Substances, Innovative Initiatives, Public Health, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Abuse

The CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets) mobile crisis intervention program responds to non-police emergencies in the cities of Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. CAHOOTS teams are staffed by a medic and a mental health crisis worker, and receive over 500 hours of training, which includes education on de-escalation and crisis intervention. ...