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8 <br /> If funded by the Orange County Opioid Advisory Committee, RSN will develop and launch a multi- <br /> pronged approach to harm reduction by: <br /> 1. Expanding RSN's current capacity to handle a 50%increase in referrals from 2021/22- <br /> 2022/23 by onboarding additional specially trained mentors to increase the availability of <br /> mentors in Orange County. RSN mentors provide individual and group support in addition <br /> to community outreach, sharing their personal stories of resilience and recovery and <br /> providing educational materials tailored to youth. RSN is currently partnering with <br /> Boomerang to provide informal mentoring services to community youth participating in <br /> their services, strengthening the protective support a youth is receiving. <br /> o In addition to increasing our contract mentor pool, RSN will designate a Lead <br /> Mentor to liaison with other youth-serving organizations, provide both formal and <br /> informal mentoring as well as act in the capacity of Lead Facilitator for Life Skills <br /> groups in Orange County. <br /> o RSN anticipates needing additional mentors to support the implementation of <br /> Orange County's Project Build Gang Intervention Program and a new initiative to <br /> design a "warm handoff' process where RSN's mentors attending juvenile justice <br /> court counselors and clients meeting to build rapport and facilitate referrals. <br /> o RSN has also identified the need for additional funding to separate the Director of <br /> Operations and Programs position into two positions, Director of Operations and <br /> Directors of Programs, providing additional organizational capacity as our <br /> services expand. <br /> 2. Continuing to provide Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) Recovery <br /> Coach Academy training within the community at no cost to stakeholders. RSN Mentor <br /> Program Manager, Lucy Battles, is a certified CCAR Trainer. Utilizing Ms. Battels' <br /> expertise, RSN will offer the following trainings (including offering continuing education <br /> hours): <br /> o Recovery Coaching Basics: This curriculum provides a basic, introductory <br /> version of Recovery Coaching in order to meet the needs of those who want a <br /> general understanding of the recovery process to better understand and support <br /> the recovery of their loved ones, friends, and colleagues. <br /> ■ The goal of this training is to: (1) Define and increase fluency in the <br /> language of recovery, (2) Build capacity to understand, support and <br /> advocate for recovery, (3) Learn about specific skill sets key to <br /> supporting recovery, (4) Create a learning community to advance the <br /> recognition, and (5) acceptance and support of recovery. <br /> o Recovery Coach Academy and Recovery Coach Academy for Young <br /> People: The CCAR Recovery Coach Academy is a 5-day intensive training <br /> academy focusing on providing individuals with the skills needed to guide, <br /> mentor and support anyone who would like to enter into or sustain long-term <br /> recovery from an addiction to alcohol or other drugs. More and more the <br /> population of persons seeking recovery from substance use are getting younger <br /> and younger. The CCAR Recovery Coach Academy for Young People was <br /> Page 4of15 <br />