The Alcohol and Drug Intensive Outpatient Education and Treatment program offers evidence-based, comprehensive services for individuals struggling with substance abuse. Designed to promote recovery and prevent relapse, the program provides a structured yet flexible approach to treatment, allowing participants to continue with work, school, or family responsibilities. Our skilled professionals facilitate group therapy, individual counseling, and educational sessions, empowering clients to build coping strategies and maintain their life goals.

The Housing Assistance program aims to support individuals and families experiencing homelessness or housing instability due to behavioral health or substance abuse challenges. We collaborate with local housing providers to secure safe, affordable, and stable housing for our clients. Our case managers work closely with participants to assess their needs, create personalized housing plans, and connect them with essential resources, helping them regain stability and independence. There are several options for our employees to assist you depending on your eligibility.

Transitional housing refers to a supportive – yet temporary – type of accommodation that is meant to bridge the gap from homelessness to permanent housing by offering structure, supervision, support (for addictions and mental health, for instance), life skills, and in some cases, education and training.

Voucher Program Emergency housing voucher funding can be used for temporary shelter for homeless households or individuals, such as a motel/hotel, RV or campsite stay. In addition, with this voucher there can be a referral to rental assistance or additional community partners for more long-term housing options.

Our Supported Employment program is designed to assist individuals with behavioral health issues in finding and maintaining meaningful employment. Our employment specialists collaborate with clients to identify their strengths, preferences, and goals, and provide ongoing support throughout the job search process. Services include resume building, interview coaching, job placement assistance, and on-the-job support to ensure successful job retention and career advancement.

The Peer Support program offers a unique opportunity for individuals to connect with others who have experienced similar substance abuse challenges. Our trained peer support specialists, who have personal experience in recovery, provide non-judgmental guidance and encouragement to clients, fostering an environment of understanding and empathy. Services include one-on-one peer mentoring, support groups, and wellness activities, all aimed at promoting recovery, resilience, and empowerment.

Peer support workers are people who have lived experience of mental health challenges themselves. They use these experiences and empathy to support other people and their families receiving mental health services. Peer support workers join other members of someone’s care team to help support their wellbeing and provide inspiration for their recovery.

Peer recovery coaches walk side by side with individuals seeking recovery from substance use disorders. They help people to create their own recovery plans, and develop their own recovery pathways. Recovery plans and other supports are customized, and build on each individual’s strengths, needs, and recovery goals.

Recovery-oriented: Peer workers hold out hope to those they serve, partnering with them to envision and achieve a meaningful and purposeful life. Peer workers help those they serve identify and build on strengths and empower them to choose for themselves, recognizing that there are multiple pathways to recovery.

Person-centered: Peer recovery support services are always directed by the person participating in services. Peer recovery support is personalized to align with the specific hopes, goals, and preferences of the people served and to respond to specific needs the people has identified to the peer worker.

Voluntary: Peer workers are partners or consultants to those they serve. They do not dictate the types of services provided or the elements of recovery plans that will guide their work with peers. Participation in peer recovery support services is always contingent on peer choice.

Relationship-focused: The relationship between the peer worker and the peer is the foundation on which peer recovery support services and support are provided. The relationship between the peer worker and peer is respectful, trusting, empathetic, collaborative, and mutual.

Trauma-informed: Peer recovery support utilizes a strength-based framework that emphasizes physical, psychological, and emotional safety and creates opportunities for survivors to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment.

Medication Assisted Treatment Includes:

• Medication
• Counseling
• Education
• Support from family, friends, and peers

Substance User Disorder

Substance use disorder is a disease not a weakness. Medication, counseling, and support from family and peers can be essential parts of a successful recovery plan. The goal of medication assisted treatment is to recover from your addiction. It does NOT replace one drug with another. It offers a controlled medication to overcome the use of a problem opioid.

What is Buprenorphine?

Buprenorphine is a type of medication used for treatment of opioid use disorders. It is a partial agonist that binds to opioid receptors in the brain and helps suppress withdrawal and cravings.

Counseling

Medication is part of treatment for opioid use disorder. For many people, counseling is just as important. The opportunity to speak with a professional either one on one or in a group with others receiving treatment is extremely beneficial.

Recovery is Possible

Recover is a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive reach their full potential. MAT can be an effective tool in this process.

Harm Reduction Principles

Incorporating harm reduction principles into our services, we recognize that abstinence may not always be a realistic or immediate goal for individuals facing substance use disorders. Our harm reduction-focused programs prioritize safety and risk reduction, empowering clients to make informed choices about their substance use. Services include overdose prevention education, needle exchange, and referrals to community resources, all provided in a supportive and non-judgmental environment.

Managed Use: Offering pathways to safe use while navigating recovery, managed use principles encompass things like, risk reduction counseling, referrals to medical and mental heath care, and safe syringe disposal. Pharmacotherapy: Studies have shown that medications for addiction treatment improve the outcomes of those struggling with substance use disorder. This includes medication like methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine. Options can be discussed with our care providers. Education and Awareness: A key to reducing harm around drug use is to be aware of the negative effects of different drugs and how to mitigate those effects. There’s also education available around the signs of addiction, and how to seek help. The goal is to educate people so they can make informed decisions about drug use and reduce the harm associated with it.

Harm reduction is beneficial because it prioritizes the health and well-being of individuals who use drugs, as well as the wider community. It acknowledges that drug use is a complex issue that there is no one-size-fits-all solution. By providing practical strategies to reduce the harm associated with drug use, harm reduction can prevent the spread of infectious diseases, reduce overdose deaths, and improve overall health outcomes. Harm reduction is a compassionate and pragmatic approach to addressing drug use that promotes safety, health, and dignity for all.

Each BHRN must provide trauma-informed, culturally specific and linguistically responsive services. Services include:

• Screening for health and social service needs.
• Screening and referral for substance use disorder
• Access to an individualized intervention plan
• Case management
• Low-barrier substance use disorder treatment
• Harm reduction services
• Peer-supported services
• Housing
• Mobile and virtual outreach
• Referral to appropriate outside services