2018-637-E Finance - Youth Community Project outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:3457204A-7765-4E36-8B42-227F6F673AF6 XHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION 3. Reintegration Support Network which he had freed himself. The night before re-entering treatment he died of an overdose. Matt was part of an epidemic of unintentional poisoning deaths from misuse of meds and opioids in North Carolina. Over the last 15 years, the number of these deaths has increased by over 320% and males aged 12-25 accounted for 8% of these. Given these facts, the importance of treatment followed by aftercare cannot be overstated. National leaders in the field, Hazelden Betty Ford, Drug Strategies and Reclaiming Futures, all recognize that these programs are essential to success. Nonetheless, aftercare programs, which lower recidivism, are rare. Programs that are low cost, intensive, and tailored to each individual youth are more so. Orange County JJ referred 20 youth to treatment in 2014. Criminal charges related to substance abuse have more than doubled in the last decade on state and national levels; presently 2/3 of US youth charged with delinquency also abuse substances. 75% of youth completing treatment, like Matt, will re-abuse within 3 months. Many of these youth are forced down the school to prison pipeline as many are tried in adult court following recidivism. In the last year, Orange County has become a pilot site for the Criminal Justice Resource Office's Misdemeanor Diversion Program, which attempts to keep 16 and 17 year-olds out of adult court and prison. f) Who is your target population of individuals to benefit from this program and how will they be identified and connected with the program? RSN serves youth ages 14-18 typically referred by counselors/social workers from: Chapel Hill, Carrboro City Schools; Orange County Juvenile Justice; the Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Office (for juveniles in the adult court system); or from treatment practitioners such as Youth Villages. Typically these youth have been, or are about to be, referred to substance abuse and/or mental health treatment. In either case, RSN engages with them and their families throughout treatment and then more intensely in aftercare, the latter being the main emphasis of the program. Referrals in the 6 months have come at approximately one per month. g) Describe the credentials of the program manager and other key staff. (Ex. Identify Program Manager and credentials, describe training provided to volunteers, etc.) The senior program director is Thomas McQuiston, M.S., DrPH. He has over 30 years' experience developing, leading and evaluating national public health programs collectively funded at approximately $40 million. Dr. McQuiston will have overall strategic, operational and financial responsibilities for RSN including its goals, policies and funding. He leads staff, coordinates work with contractors; attends and reports on the progress of RSN at all Youth Community Project Board meetings as its treasurer and organizes and attends all RSN Advisory Board meetings. He is responsible for all data analysis, program evaluation and reports; and assists RSN's program director in her duties as needed. RSN's program director, Abby Hylton, has worked for the past five years in crisis response. She oversees the coordination and administration of all aspects of an ongoing program including planning, organizing, training and activities supervision of volunteers and their activities; serves as liaison with cooperating agencies, organizations and professionals; leads each support circle of mentors; coordinates activities and referrals with parents/guardians and others as needed; and coordinates collection of process and outcome data. William Elmore, Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator, has spent years working with Think Smart, a program helping at-risk youth to understand the importance of, and ways to lead, positive, clean lives. With RSN he identifies organizations from which to DO NOT SUBMIT THIS PAGE 1/31/2017 12:37:26 PM Page 30 of 45