Recovery Lighthouse

Expand Substance Use Treatment Capacity in Adult Drug Court in Pettis County, Missouri - the Purpose of This Project Is to Expand Sud Treatment and Recovery Support Services in the Existing Pettis County Recovery Court (PCRC), Which Uses the Treatment Drug Court Model to Provide Sud Services to Participants (including Screening, Assessment, Treatment, Recovery Support Services, Case Management, Recovery Housing, and Care Coordination). PCRC Takes a Holistic Perspective and It Embraces Samhsa’s Four Major Dimensions That Support a Life in Recovery (https://www.samhsa.gov/recovery): Health, Home, Purpose, and Community. the Population of Focus Will Be Individuals Over 18 Years of Age With Substance Use Disorders (SUDS) as Their Primary Condition, Including Individuals With Co-occurring Disorders, Residing in Pettis County, Missouri. Funding From This Grant Will Be Used to Serve Participants Accepted in the Pettis County Recovery Court (PCRC). Given the Whiteman Air Force Base Nearby, the High Veteran and Service Member Population in the Area, Local Small Town and Rural Population, and the Growing Newly Settled Diverse Population in Pettis County, We Have Taken Considerable Steps Towards Planning How to Best Serve Individuals From Various Backgrounds With Value Sensitive Care. PCRC Places Significant Importance on Best Practices, Services and Supports That Are Trauma-informed, Culturally Sensitive and Appropriate. the Geographic Catchment Area Where Services Will Be Delivered Is the County of Pettis in Missouri. Pettis County Is Located in West Central Missouri, Close to the Whiteman Air Force Base. Population: 43,188 (census.gov). Area: 686 Square Miles. the County Seat Is Sedalia, Surrounded by Smaller Rural Towns Within a 25-MINUTE Drive: La Monte, Smithton, Green Ridge, Houstonia, Hughesville, and Windsor. Population Demographics: 83.66% White, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Black or African American, 0.9% Asian, 0.8% American Indian/alaska Native, 0.4% Native Hawaiian/pacific Islander, and 2.8% Reporting Two or More Races. This Grant Will Help Us Increase Access and Serve 40 Unduplicated Individuals Per Year, Meet the Need Through Our Coordinated, Holistic, Multi-system Approach Designed to Combine the Sanctioning Power of Treatment Drug Courts With Evidence-based Treatment and Recovery Support Services to Break the Cycle of Criminal Behavior, Alcohol And/or Drug Use, and Incarceration. the Significant Disparities and Barriers to Services Contribute to Keeping Individuals in a Vicious Cycle of Increased Criminal Activity, Continued Drug Use, Imprisonment, and Their Families Struggling From Impact of Addition, Including Loss of Parental Figure or Other Family Role, Loss of Income From Unemployment And/or Imprisonment of Their Loved One Struggling With Sud And/or Comorbid Disorders. the Project Will Expand the Capacity of Treatment in the 18TH Judicial Circuit in Pettis County in Order to Increase Access to Services for Offenders Struggling With Suds. the Project Will Provide Services to 40 Unduplicated Participants Per Year and a Total of 200 Individuals Over the Entire Project Period of Five Years.