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79 <br /> treatment source for justice involved individuals exiting the Orange County jail with <br /> substance use diagnosis (SUD). Together FHRC and CJRD have served nearly 150 justice <br /> involved individuals, connecting them to treatment, peer support, housing and ongoing <br /> community-based support. <br /> Freedom House Recovery Center has partnered with CJRD on Lantern Project to further <br /> the evidence-based treatment options and recovery support services available since its <br /> start in 2021. Lantern Project is a law enforcement diversion, harm reduction and <br /> treatment resource for justice-involved individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) <br /> and opioid use disorder(OUD). <br /> Freedom House will continue to help the Lantern Project to reduce trauma and the <br /> unnecessary cost of court involvement and incarceration. FHRC provides critical <br /> treatment resources and peer support that enhance recovery and healthy outcomes <br /> among historically marginalized justice involved populations. FHRC helps decrease the <br /> cost to law enforcement and the court system for low level Class H or Class I offenses <br /> where substance use has been an underlying issue. FHRC provides Lantern clients with <br /> re-entry treatment aid and support that help to reduce recidivism and relapses while <br /> improving the likelihood of sustained recovery, including gainful employment, housing <br /> stability and family reunification. <br /> B. Project Description and Program Sustainability(28 points, page limit:not to exceed 3 <br /> pages) <br /> Freedom House Recovery Center is submitting this proposal under Option A, <br /> Implementation Strategy 10: Criminal Justice Diversion Programs to support pre-arrest <br /> or post-arrest diversion programs and pre-trial services for justice involved individuals <br /> with SUD and OUD. In partnership with CJRD, Freedom House will continue working on <br /> Lantern Project to provide evidence-based addiction treatment, recovery support, harm <br /> reduction services, housing support, employment related services, peer support services <br /> and ongoing outpatient treatment for justice involved individuals in Orange County. The <br /> Lantern Project has consistently worked to increase the number of justice involved <br /> individuals with a history of opioid use who are connected to proper treatment- <br /> particularly among marginalized populations. FHRC employs a full-time licensed clinician <br /> and a Certified Peer Support Specialist (PSS)to work with Lantern Project to divert <br /> individuals with SUD from the Orange County justice system and jail into substance <br /> misuse treatment, which could be a more appropriate path to stifle continued justice <br /> involvement. FHRC also helps decrease the number of opioid overdoses as individuals <br /> enter treatment immediately from jail engaging with the supportive care needed to <br /> avoid relapses among those recently released from incarceration. <br /> 2 <br />