Lancaster County

Lancaster County Recovery Services and Support Center - Lancaster County Nebraska's Adult Drug Court Is Proposing to Establish and Enhance Recovery Support Services by Developing a Local Recovery Support Center (RSC) That Provides Recovery Housing, and On-site Peer Support Services, Family Engagement Opportunities, and Culturally Appropriate Treatment Options. Additionally, the RSC Will Provide Opportunities for Culturally Appropriate Treatment by Providing the Habilitation Empowerment Accountability Therapy (h.e.a.t.) Program On-site. the Drug Court Acknowledges That Recovery Support Services Are a Deficit in Our Continuum of Care and These Deficits Need to Be Addressed to Help Improve Outcomes and the Health and Wellness of Individuals Served in the Program. This Project Will Increase Access and Availability to Our Continuum of Care for Much Needed Recovery Housing Opportunities and Other Recovery Support Services. This Project Is in Response to an Evaluation Completed by the Public Policy Center, University of Nebraska for the Lancaster County Drug Court From 2019 to 2022. the Evaluation Noted of Participants No Longer in the Program, Half of Participants Graduated, and the Other Half Were Terminated or Left the Program in Other Ways. Although the Group Size of Those No Longer in the Program Was Small (44 Participants), About 72.7% of Individuals Belonging to Racial Minorities Were Terminated (compared to Only 37.7% of the White Participants). Additionally, the Judiciary Has Expressed Concern About the Drug Court’s Termination Rate, Specifically the High Termination Rates in Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Program. Data Was Gathered Using the N-pacs Case Management System to Better Inform Our Response to This Concern. Since 2018 We Found 75.6% of All Terminations Occurred in Phase 1 (35.3%) and in Phase 2 (40.3%). Over 50% of the Drug Court Participants That Start the Program Are Homeless or Live in an Environment That Is Not Conducive for Recovery. the Drug Court Realizes the Need for Additional Recovery Support Services During These Phases of the Program as Well as the Need to Provide Culturally Appropriate Treatment. Recovery Support Services Include Access to Evidence-based Practices Such as Supported Employment, Education, and Housing; Assertive Community Treatment; Illness Management; and Peer-operated Services. Recovery Support Services May Be Provided Before, During, or After Clinical Treatment or May Be Provided to Individuals Who Are Not in Treatment But Seek Support Services. DR. Mitchel Herian With Soval Solutions Will Serve as the Research Partner and Evaluator for the Project. a Variety of Techniques Will Be Used to Analyze the Data Collected. Univariate Statistics Will Be Used to Analyze Data From the Gpra, the Sassi, the RNR, and the Ace. Lscmi and the Mental Health Screening Iii. This Data Will Be Valuable in Describing Key Characteristics of the Population. More Advanced Techniques Will Be Used to Incorporate These Data Sources Into the Evaluation of the Program. Ultimately, Regression Models Incorporating Data From Several of the Tools Will Be Developed. Such Models Will Allow Analysts to Control Relevant Demographic, Psychological, and Behavioral Data in Explaining the Success of Programming. All Statistical Procedures Will Be Conducted in “R”. Services for This Grant Project Will Be Delivered in Lancaster County, Nebraska, Which Includes the City of Lincoln Which Has a Population of 291,082 (u.s. Census Bureau, 2020). the Recovery Support Center Will Serve, at a Minimum, 40 Drug Court Participants Per Year. by the End of This Grant the Recovery Support Housing Program Will Serve 200 Participants.