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6 <br /> e. Period of time during which expenditure may take place: <br /> Start date July 1. 2024 through End date June 30,2026 <br /> f. Description of the program,project, or activity: <br /> Seeking support for additional mentor trainers to work with youth and emerging <br /> adults (ages 13- 20)navigating substance use,mental health challenges, and/or justice <br /> involvement. Mentors serve as allies and peer support workers, and often have <br /> personal experience with substance use, mental health challenges, and/or justice <br /> involvement. <br /> Mentors receive comprehensive training to recognize and nurture youth strengths, <br /> utilizing Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA) <br /> Core Competencies (recovery-oriented,person-centered,voluntary,relationship focused, <br /> and trauma-informed practices), active listening skills, SMART goal setting, <br /> and motivational interviewing techniques. Recognizing the profound impact of <br /> poverty and social identities on the youth we serve, Reintegration Support Network(RSN) <br /> is committed to addressing the root causes of inequity through culturally responsive and <br /> person-centered services. <br /> g. Provider: Reintegration SuMport Network(RSN) <br /> 5. Fifth authorized strategy <br /> a. Name of strategy: Post-Overdose Response Team(PORT) <br /> b. Strategy is included in Exhibit A (Exhibit A.Exhibit B) <br /> c. Item letter and/or number in Exhibit A or Exhibit B to the MOA: Strategy <br /> d. Amounted authorized for this strategy: $6,621 <br /> e. Period of time during which expenditure may take place: <br /> Start date July 1. 2024 through End date June 30. 2026 <br /> f. Description of the program,project, or activity: <br /> Development and implementation of a PORT within the geographic constraints of <br /> Orange County,NC; funds will support staff salary, supplies and needed software. <br /> PORTs are specialized teams that respond to opioid overdoses in real time or within <br /> 24-72 hours of the overdose event.Upon implementation,the OC-EMS PORT will <br /> meet individuals where they are at in their addiction by providing harm reduction <br /> resources, linkage to treatment services, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) <br /> induction and administration. <br /> This service will be available to all eligible individuals that OC-EMS interfaces with <br /> during EMS incidents and will be provided as a referral for collaborating <br /> departments, emergency departments, organizations and the community at-large. <br /> PORTS have become the standard of care in post-overdose services nationally and <br /> locally, with 41 North Carolina counties currently having an active PORT in place. <br /> g. Provider: Orange County Emergency Services <br />