Intercambios Puerto Rico, Inc

Building Communities of Recovery in Puerto Rico - Summary. Intercambios Puerto Rico (IPR) Is Proposing a Program to Increase Development, Enhancement, Expansion, and Delivery of Recovery Support Services (RSS) as Well as Promotion of and Education About Recovery at a Community Level in Puerto Rico. Ipr Will Serve 200 Unduplicated Individuals Annually and 600 Over the Project Period and Will Provide Trainings 45 Agencies Over the Project Period. Project Name. Building Communities of Recovery in Puerto Rico Populations to Be Served. Ipr’s Population of Focus (POF) Will Be Persons With Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and Co-occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders (cod), Focusing on Individuals in Need of Long-term Recovery Support Services. the Program Will Be Located in Puerto Rico and Will Focus on the Eastern Area of the Island in Year One, Expanding Into the San Juan Metropolitan Area in Year Two and Beyond. Strategies/interventions. Ipr’s Program Activities Will Include: 1) Peer Recovery Support Services (PRSS), Which Will Include Monthly Recovery Coaching Sessions, and Access to Internal Harm Reduction and Medication-assisted Treatment Services, Workforce Development, Peer Accompaniment, and Ongoing Support; Ipr’s Peer Recovery Coaches Will Provide PRSS; 2) Ipr Will Provide Supervision, Training, and Mentorship to the Peer Recovery Coaches Providing PRSS and Outreach; 3) Ipr Will Provide Culturally Appropriate, Trauma-informed, and Evidence-based RSS That Directly Assist Individuals and Families to Recover From Sud and Cod; 4) Ipr Will Establish Partnerships Between Diverse Recovery Networks, Recovery Community Organizations, and Other Recovery Community Partners; 5) Ipr Will Provide Evidence-based Harm Reduction Practices Such as Rapid Fentanyl Test Strip Distribution, Overdose Education, Naloxone, and Other Overdose Reversal Medications; 6) Ipr Will Assess for and Respond to the Needs of Individuals and Families Served by the Program Who Are at Risk for or Experiencing Homelessness; and 7) Ipr Will Conduct Public Education, Workforce Development for Training Peer Recovery Coaches, and Community Outreach on Issues Relating to Sud, Cod, and Recovery. Ipr Will Also Implement Motivational Interviewing (mi), Transtheoretical Model, Group Peer Support (GPS). Project Goals and Measurable Objectives. the Program’s Goal Is the Development, Enhancement, Expansion, and Delivery of Recovery Support Services (RSS) as Well as Promotion of and Education About Recovery at a Community Level. the Program’s Objectives Include: 1) Provide PRSS, Designed and Delivered by Individuals With Lived Experience, to Additional 200 Persons From the Population of Focus Per Year; 2) Provide Supervision, Training and Mentorship to 100% of Individuals Providing PRSS Services Each Year; 3) Provide Culturally Appropriate, Trauma-informed and Evidence-based Recovery Support Services (RSS) to an Additional 200 Persons From the Population of Focus Per Year; 4) Build Connections and Collaborations Among Substance Use and Mental Disorder Treatment Programs, Faith-, Academic- and Community-based Organizations, and Hospitals Through at Least 12 Networking/training/ta Presentations Per Year to Promote PRSS to Program Participants and Other Stakeholders Per Year; 5) Provide Harm Reduction Services to 90% of Clients in Need of Harm Reduction Services Per Year; 6) Provide Services to Address Risks of Homelessness for 90% of Participants Assessed as at Risk for or Experiencing Homelessness; 7) Conduct a Social Marketing Campaign Designed to Reduce Discrimination and Negative Attitudes Concerning People With Addiction and in Recovery From Drug/alcohol Addiction, Reaching at Least 7,500 Persons Annually; 8) Provide Ongoing Training and Workforce Development for at Least 95% of Peer Recovery Coaches.