Hancock County Adamhs Board

Project Home: (housing, Outreach, and Meaningful Engagement) - the Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Will Implement Project Home (housing, Outreach, and Meaningful Engagement) to Provide Comprehensive and Integrated Services for Individuals and Families With Youth With Substance Use Disorders or Co-occurring Disorders Who Are Experiencing Homelessness in Hancock County, Ohio. Subpopulations Will Include: Young Adults (18-24 Years Old), Lgbtq+, and Veterans. Hancock County Is Home to About 75,000 People, With More Than Half (about 40,000) Residing in the “micropolitan” County Seat of Findlay. It Is a Mostly Rural Area With a Population Density of About 140 Residents Per Square Mile. the Overall Unemployment Rate Is 3.7% But Depending on Where One Lives in Hancock County, the Rate Is as High as 9%. About 1 in Every 5 Resident (20.9%) Spends More Than 30% of Their Income on Housing or Rent; Overall, 11% of Residents Live Below the Federal Poverty Line. Almost 15% of Adults in the County Reported Having 4 or More Adverse Childhood Events and About 3% (about 2,280) Residents Said They Had Someone Who Is Homeless Living With Them. Project Home Will Expand and Enhance a Local Implementation of a Community Infrastructure That Integrates Behavioral Health Treatment, Peer Support, Recovery Support Services, and Linkages to Sustainable Permanent Housing. Project Home Will Utilize Evidence-based Practices (EBPS) Such as Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (moud), Motivational Interviewing, Intensive Case Management (icm), Community Reinforcement Approach (a-cra), Peer Supports, Trauma-informed Care, and Harm Reduction Strategies. the Proposed Project Will Establish a Sustainable 7-DAYS a Week /365 Days Per Year Low-barrier Shelter to Address the Gap in Much Needed Services. the Overarching Goal of Project Home Is to Serve as a Point of Access to Direct Services for Individuals With Suds or Cods Who Are Experiencing Homelessness. the Goals of the Project Are: 1) Expand Outreach and Meaningful Engagement With Individuals and Families Who Are Homeless and Have Sud/cod; 2) Implement Evidence-based Practices Across City Mission, Including the Fully Operational Low-barrier Shelter; and 3) Increase Access and Warm Hand-offs to Comprehensive Community Resources to Low-barrier Shelter Guests, Including Long-term Stable Housing, BH Treatment, and Recovery Support Services. Measurable Objectives Over the Project Period Will Include: a) Conduct Engagement Activities With 60 Homeless Individuals and 8 Families; B) Provide Telehealth/telebehavioral Health Services to 75 Individuals; C) Refer 75 Individuals to Recovery/transitional Housing; D) Refer 280 Individuals to Peer Recovery Support Services; E) Decrease Jail Admission Among Gpra Participants by 15%; F) Improve Service Satisfaction Among Gpra Participants by 80%; G) Decrease Self-reported Substance Use Among Gpra Participants at by 10%; H) Improve Housing Stability Among Gpra Participants by 70%. Project Home Aims to Serve 500 Individuals Through Direct and Indirect Services Over the 5-YEAR Project Period; We Will Target 40 Individuals in Year 1, 60 in Years 2-5 for a Total of 280 Unique Individuals Who Receive Direct Services.