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OUTPATIENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES:IN JULY OF 2020, LACADA WAS AWARDED THE CLIENT ENGAGEMENT AND NAVIGATION SERVICES (CENS) CONTRACT FOR SERVICE PROVIDER AREA 7. THIS CONTRACT MAKES LACADA THE LEAD SUD PROVIDER FOR ALL OF SPA 7, AND AN EXTENSION OF SAPC'S AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO TREATMENT. AS A RESULT OF AN EXCELLENT FIRST QUARTER, SAPC INCREASED THE CENS CONTRACT FOR LACADA FROM $843,128 A YEAR TO $1,303,016 A YEAR, OR AN INCREASE OF 54.55%.AS PART OF THE INCREASED FUNDING, LACADA WAS ABLE TO ADD A HALF-TIME POSITION TO THE EAST LOS ANGELES PROBATION DEPARTMENT, SO THAT WE NOW HAVE A FULL-TIME NAVIGATOR IN EAST LOS ANGELES IN ADDITION TO THE FULL-TIME NAVIGATOR AT RIO HONDO PROBATION (WHITTIER); A HALF-TIME NAVIGATOR WITH PROJECT LEAD (LAW ENFORCEMENT ALTERNATIVE DIVERSION), MOST LIKELY OUT OF EAST LOS ANGELES; A HALF-TIME NAVIGATOR TO WORK WITH "AT-RISK" PARENTS WHO DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA OF A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER; AND A HALF-TIME NAVIGATOR TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. THESE POSITIONS ARE IN ADDITION TO THE SIX (6.0) FTE CURRENTLY CROSS-ASSIGNED TO PROBATION, THE COURTS, THE HOMELESS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES.THE OUTPATIENT AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES LOCATED IN BOTH SANTA FE SPRINGS AND LOS ANGELES ARE BI-LINGUAL SERVICES STAFFED WITH CULTURALLY COMPETENT MANAGERS, CLINICIANS, COUNSELORS, AND CASE MANAGERS. SERVICES INCLUDE CRISIS INTERVENTION, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, GROUP COUNSELING, FAMILY COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, INSTRUCTION IN COMMUNITY BASED PREVENTION AND DIVERSION STRATEGIES AND WORKSHOPS IN HEALTH EDUCATION, LIFE SKILLS AND PARENTING CLASSES. OUTPATIENT SERVED 1,714 CLIENTS IN 2021/2022. OUTPATIENT ALSO HOLDS 4 FIELD BASED SERVICE LOCATIONS WHERE STAFF PROVIDE TREATMENT SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO ARE ACTIVE IN OTHER TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT DON'T OFFER SUD SERVICES. THE FOUR FIELD BASED SERVICE LOCATIONS ARE CONNECTED TO VICTORY STARTS NOW, CHRIST CENTER MINISTRIES, TRANSITIONAL LIVING HOMES, AND HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES. THE MOST STRIKING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS PROGRAM AND ITS CORRESPONDING PROGRAM SITE IN SANTA FE SPRINGS IS THAT DOWNTOWN WAS CREATED TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS, DUE TO THE FACILITY'S CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SKID ROW.

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES:ALLEN HOUSE IS A LICENSED 60-BED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM OFFERING MEN AND WOMEN, AGE 18 AND OVER, A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED TREATMENT MODEL TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND/OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. THE ALLEN HOUSE OFFERS A FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE PROGRAM OF RECOVERY, WITH LENGTH OF TREATMENT VARYING BASED ON THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL ENTERING THE PROGRAM. THE ALLEN HOUSE OFFERS INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS, GROUP SESSIONS, NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS, HIV/AIDS EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND RELAPSE PREVENTION, PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENTS, EVALUATION AND REFERRAL.ALICE'S HOUSE OPENED JULY 1, 2019 AND IS A LICENSED 18-BED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM SPECIALIZING IN TREATING PREGNANT AND POST-PARTUM WOMEN WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER ("SUD") AND THEIR INFANTS WHO OFTEN FACE CRITICAL BARRIERS TO OPTIMAL CARE SUCH AS LEGAL CONSEQUENCES. THE GOAL OF THESE EFFORTS IS TO PROTECT THE FETUS OR INFANT FROM DRUG EXPOSURE BUT THESE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES MAY DRIVE WOMEN AWAY FROM AVAILABLE CARE, SEEKING CARE OR CONTINUING TO ENGAGE IN CARE THEREBY POTENTIALLY LEADING TO WORSE OUTCOMES FOR BOTH THE FETUS AND MOTHER. THE SHAME ASSOCIATED WITH A SUD DURING PREGNANCY, MOTHERHOOD CAN BE OVERWHELMING, AND ALICE'S HOUSE PROVIDES A SAFE HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN NEW PARENTING SKILLS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TREATING THEIR ADDICTION.NUESTRA CASA IS A LICENSED 45 BED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM OFFERING MEN, WOMEN AND TRANSGENDER PERSONS, AGE 18 AND OVER, A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED TREATMENT MODEL TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF SYSTEMS IMPACTED AND VULNERABLE PERSONS WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. NUESTRA CASA OFFERS BI-LINGUAL (SPANISH) TREATMENT PROGRAM AND WITH LENGTH OF TREATMENT VARYING BASED ON THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL ENTERING THE PROGRAM.SAFE HAVEN IS A LICENSED 16-BED CRISIS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM CONTRACTED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT DESIGNED TO INTERRUPT THE CYCLE OF ARREST, HOSPITALIZATION AND RELEASE TO THE STREET. LACADA'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO STABILIZE PERSONS WITH SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH AND ASSIST THE INDIVIDUAL WITH BUILDING A SUPPORTIVE FOUNDATION THAT SETS THEM UP FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO A TRANSITIONAL LIVING FACILITY AND POSSIBLY PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. SAFE HAVEN OPENED ITS DOORS ON APRIL 4, 2022 AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 30 PATIENTS WITH AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR 45 DAYS.LACADA RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS TREATED 970 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE DRUG MEDI-CAL ORGANIZED DELIVERY SYSTEM IN EITHER A 3.5 OR 3.1 LEVEL OF CARE IN 2021/2022.CUSTODY TO COMMUNITY TRANSITIONAL REENTRY PROGRAM (CCTRP) PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR 3-YEAR CONTRACT AND WAS AWARDED A SECOND TERM WITH AN ADDITIONAL 5 YEARS OF WHICH THEY ARE IN THEIR 5TH YEAR. LACADA WILL BE BIDDING FOR A THIRD TERM. CCTRP CURRENTLY SERVES INCARCERATED WOMEN WITH 45 DAYS TO 2 YEARS REMAINING ON THEIR SENTENCE BY PROVIDING THEM A TRANSITIONAL LIVING FACILITY LOCATED IN SANTA FE SPRINGS. DURING THEIR STAY, THEY ARE PROVIDED WITH COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO BETTER ENABLE THEIR SUCCESS IN THE COMMUNITY UPON FULL RELEASE. CCTRP WORKS TO ENSURE THAT CLIENTS LEAVE WITH THE ABILITY TO LIVE A CRIME/DRUG-FREE LIFESTYLE, BECOME GAINFULLY EMPLOYED, AND STRENGTHEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, ALL OF WHICH REDUCE RATES OF RECIDIVISM. CCTRP INCREASED ITS CAPACITY TO 112 WOMEN TO DATE AND 147 WOMEN WERE SERVED IN 2021/2022 FISCAL YEAR.COMMUNITY PRISONER MOTHER PROGRAM ALLOWS HOUSING FOR 24 PARTICIPANTS AND UP TO 40 CHILDREN. THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTIONS 3410 THROUGH 3424 ESTABLISHED THE COMMUNITY PRISONER MOTHER PROGRAM (CPMP). THE CPMP PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS AND MOTHERS WITH ONE OR MORE CHILDREN, SIX YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER, THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HOUSED WITH THEIR CHILDREN IN A SUPERVISED FACILITY AWAY FROM THE PRISON SETTING. THE CPMP FACILITY IS SET ON A BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED STATE OF THE ART CHILD FRIENDLY CAMPUS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA.THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE CPMP IS TO REUNITE MOTHERS WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND RE-INTEGRATE THEM BACK INTO SOCIETY AS PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS BY PROVIDING A SAFE, STABLE, WHOLESOME AND STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT. CPMP ALSO LOOKS TO ESTABLISH STABILITY IN THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP, PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MOTHERS WHO ARE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS TO BOND WITH THEIR CHILDREN, AND STRENGTHEN THE FAMILY UNIT.BASIC PROGRAM COMPONENTS OF THE CPMP:O PREGNANT AND/OR PARENTING MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN UNDER SIX YEARS OF AGE ARE PROVIDED PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME A FUNCTIONING, SELF-SUFFICIENT FAMILY THAT POSITIVELY CONTRIBUTES TO SOCIETY.O INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT PLANS ARE DEVELOPED FOR BOTH THE MOTHER AND CHILD TO FOSTER DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONAL GROWTH. PROGRAM SERVICES FOCUS ON TRAUMA-INFORMED SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION, PARENTING AND EDUCATIONAL SKILLS.O THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFE, STABLE, AND STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH THE MOTHER AND THE CHILD, UTILIZING THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION CONSISTENT WITH THE NEEDS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.O PROGRAM GOALS FACILITATE THE MOTHER/CHILD BOND, REUNITE THE FAMILY, ENHANCE COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION, FOSTER SUCCESSFUL INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND ENHANCE SELF-RELIANCE AND SELF-ESTEEM.SPECIFIC GOALS ARE:1. TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION, INDEPENDENT LIVING AND SELF-RELIANCE;2. TO REDUCE THE USE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, THE RATE OF RECIDIVISM, FACTORS WHICH RESULT IN TRAUMA TO CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS AND ULTIMATELY LONG-TERM COSTS TO THE STATE;3. TO INCREASE PARENTING SKILLS, EMOTIONAL STABILITY, AND EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES;4. TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS WHICH IMPACT EMOTIONAL STABILITY, SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-RELIANCE, PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND APPROPRIATE CHILD DEVELOPMENT;5. TO PROVIDE PRE-RELEASE PLANNING, EMPLOYMENT SKILLS, EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL AND PARENTING SKILLS.CPMP RECEIVED ITS FIRST PARTICIPANTS IN JUNE 2022. WE FIRST RECEIVED FOUR WOMEN, ONE PREGNANT, ONE PENDING REUNIFICATION WITH HER INFANT CHILD, AND TWO WOMEN WITH INFANT CHILDREN. WE CURRENTLY HAVE EIGHT PARTICIPANTS WITH FIVE CHILDREN, AND THREE PENDING REUNIFICATION WITH THEIR CHILDREN.

HOMELESS SERVICES AND RE ENTRY PROGRAMS:ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE (ASAM) CRITERIA, A COMPREHENSIVE SUD ASSESSMENT SHOULD INCLUDE THE CONSIDERATION OF SIX DIMENSIONS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE (LOC) PLACEMENT FOR PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. RECOVERY/LIVING ENVIRONMENT (DIMENSION 6) EXPLORES AN INDIVIDUAL'S RECOVERY OR LIVING SITUATION, AND IS ONE OF THE SIX DIMENSIONS THAT SHOULD BE FACTORED INTO A LEVEL OF CARE DECISION. IMPORTANTLY, HOMELESSNESS OR LACK OF SAFE, STABLE HOUSING DOES NOT IN AND OF ITSELF MEAN THAT A PATIENT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR PLACEMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SETTING AND THEREFORE APPROPRIATELY PLACED IN LACADA'S RECOVERY BRIDGE HOUSING DEFINED BY SAPC AS A TYPE OF ABSTINENCE-BASED, PEER SUPPORTED HOUSING THAT COMBINES A SUBSIDY FOR RECOVERY RESIDENCES WITH CONCURRENT TREATMENT IN OUTPATIENT (OP), INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT (IOP), OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM (OTP), OR OUTPATIENT WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT (OP-WM) SETTINGS. LACADA HAS 245 RECOVERY BRIDGE HOUSING BEDS, AND HAS PROVIDED RECOVERY BRIDGE HOUSING TO 898 INDIVIDUALS IN 2021/2022.THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (CAL OES) HAS APPROVED A NEW GRANT FOR OCTOBER 2021-2022 TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER AND HOUSING SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF CRIME. COUNSELING AND INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE DELIVERED TOGETHER WITH A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER TREATMENT. WE HAD 252 DIRECT CLIENTS RECEIVING SPECIALIZED EMERGENCY HOUSING, COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY FOOD/CLOTHING AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. OUT OF THE 252 CLIENTS SERVED IN 2021/2022 LACADA WAS ABLE TO PLACE 158 OF THOSE CLIENTS IN SAFE AND STABLE PERMANENT HOUSING.