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93 <br /> The Carolina Recovery Community (CRC) further reflects this commitment. CRC offers weekly <br /> peer support meetings, community-building events, milestone celebrations, and one-on-one <br /> recovery coaching. The Recovery Program Coordinator brings lived recovery experience, <br /> enhancing credibility and relatability. Students are supported in abstinence-based or harm <br /> reduction pathways without judgment. <br /> Promotion of Health and Dignity for Impacted Communities <br /> Naloxone distribution is integrated within a broader health equity framework. Student Wellness <br /> includes interdisciplinary staff across prevention, health promotion, communications, <br /> assessment, health equity programming, and clinical services. <br /> The LCSW provides BASICS, motivational interviewing, and ongoing substance use counseling, <br /> maintaining an active caseload of approximately 25 students. Students with prior documented <br /> infractions participate in a structured consultation that serves as early intervention and risk <br /> mitigation. These meetings are confidential, person-centered, and focused on assessing needs, <br /> building skills, reinforcing safety strategies, and connecting students with supportive resources. <br /> Many subsequently engage in recovery programming or continued counseling. <br /> Naloxone encounters function as supportive entry points into broader services. Overdose <br /> prevention is embedded within a comprehensive strategy promoting student well-being and <br /> community safety. <br /> Experience Serving Individuals Experiencing Housing Instability and Justice System Transitions <br /> UNC-Chapel Hill includes students experiencing housing instability, financial precarity, and court <br /> involvement. Student Wellness collaborates with campus and community partners, including <br /> the Dean of Students, UNC Health Emergency Department, Campus Health and Counseling <br /> Services, Oxford Houses, food banks, and related resources, to support students facing housing, <br /> food, financial, or reentry-related challenges. <br /> Our harm reduction programming is intentionally low barrier. Naloxone distribution requires no <br /> proof of identity, campus affiliation, abstinence commitment, disclosure of substance use, or <br /> payment. Community members encountered through tabling or outreach are served without <br /> screening barriers, reducing obstacles for those who may distrust institutions due to prior <br /> justice involvement or unstable housing. <br /> By equipping campus police with naloxone and maintaining collaborative relationships, we <br /> further increase the likelihood of overdose reversal without escalation and promote trust- <br /> centered public safety responses. <br /> E. Evidence of Collaborations/Partnerships <br /> The success of this initiative depends on collaboration across multiple campus and community <br /> stakeholders: <br /> • Environment, Health & Safety: Co-leads the installation of ONEboxes at AED stations. <br /> 9 <br />