Nuway Alliance

TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND RECOVERY ACCESS.

NUWAY ALLIANCE IS MINNESOTA'S LARGEST NONPROFIT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER BY NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED, MEETING AN ESTIMATED 11 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S ADULT TREATMENT NEEDS AND 22% OF STATE'S PUBLICLY FUNDED TREATMENT NEEDS. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, 'TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION, AND RECOVERY ACCESS,' CONTINUES A LEGACY OF HELPING PEOPLE WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF NEED AND THE LOWEST ACCESS TO RESOURCES BY SYNERGIZING THE WORK OF OPERATING UNITS FOCUSED ON STRATEGIC GROWTH AND PUBLIC POLICY ENGAGEMENT, DELIVERY OF EVIDENCE-BASED INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, AND HIGH-QUALITY RECOVERY HOUSING ACCESS. NUWAY ALLIANCE ENTITIES EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF COMPREHENSIVE (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)PERSON-CENTERED ADDICTION TREATMENT, MAXIMIZE AVAILABLE RECOVERY-SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY RESOURCE UTILIZATION, GROW THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF RECOVERY HOUSING STOCK, CONTRIBUTE VITAL RESEARCH INSIGHTS, TRAIN AND EMPLOY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND HELP ADULTS WITH LOW RECOVERY CAPITAL ENTER SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.NUWAY ALLIANCE AIMS TO DISRUPT DEVASTATING MULTIGENERATIONAL CYCLES OF ADDICTION, INCARCERATION, POVERTY, AND PREMATURE DEATH TO RESTORE HOPE, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND PRODUCTIVITY BY HELPING PEOPLE OVERCOME CHALLENGES POSED BY THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION AND DEFICIENT SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. THROUGH THE AUSPICES OF NUWAY ALLIANCE, ITS OPERATING ENTITIES, AND ITS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, PEOPLE ARE ENTERING TREATMENT INSTEAD OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM, EXPERIENCING THE RELIEF OF HOUSING AND FOOD SECURITY, ADDRESSING LONG-TERM HEALTH PROBLEMS, AND REDUCING RELIANCE ON EMERGENCY MEDICINE, BECOMING EMPLOYED, AND EXCHANGING ISOLATION AND ALIENATION FOR FELLOWSHIP AND BELONGING. THE NUWAY ALLIANCE MODEL IS DEMONSTRABLY HELPING TO ADDRESS ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST DAUNTING PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS USING AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE WITH THE GREATEST NEED MAKE THE GREATEST CHANGE.NUWAY ALLIANCE IS A NONPROFIT PARENT ORGANIZATION OVERSEEING, COORDINATING, AND SUPPORTING THE ACTIVITIES OF NUWAY HOUSE, INC., COCHRAN RECOVERY SERVICES, THE GABLES, AND NUWAY RECOVERY FOUNDATION. IN 2022, NUWAY ALLIANCE AND ITS ENTITIES PROVIDED TREATMENT AND SERVICES TO 7,056 MINNESOTANS, DONATED 2.7 MILLION DOLLARS IN CHARITY CARE, SERVED 440,640 MEALS, AND HELPED 811 PEOPLE PER MONTH ACCESS HIGH-QUALITY RECOVERY HOUSING. IN ADDITION TO NUWAY ALLIANCE TREATMENT SERVICES HELPING THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS ACROSS MINNESOTA ACHIEVE RECOVERY, ITS RESEARCH EFFORTS ARE HELPING COUNTLESS INSTITUTIONS AND POLICYMAKERS GLOBALLY THROUGH NEW AND ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS INTO SOME OF THE MOST CRUCIAL AND LEAST UNDERSTOOD ASPECTS OF RECOVERY CAPITAL. IN 2019, NUWAY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CENTER FOR PRACTICE TRANSFORMATION INITIATED A LANDMARK STUDY TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF RECOVERY-SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ON THE OUTCOMES OF PEOPLE RECEIVING ADDICTION TREATMENT. THIS LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH, WHICH ALIGNS WITH NUWAY'S ONGOING MISSION OF RECOVERY IN SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS, IS DESIGNED TO QUANTIFY RECOVERY HOUSING EFFECTS ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND PERSONAL RECOVERY CAPITAL. AS A REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, NUWAY HAS INCREASED ACCESS TO DATA THAT HELPS UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF RECOVERY HOUSING ON TREATMENT. THE NUMBER OF NUWAY CLIENTS VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATING IN THIS STUDY - MORE THAN 5,500 - MAKES IT THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND, AND THE FINDINGS TO DATE YIELD A HIGH RATE OF STATISTICAL RELIABILITY. IN 2022, MORE NUWAY CLIENTS VOLUNTEERED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUDY, WHICH GENERATES VITAL DATA TO HELP RECOVERY RESIDENCE OPERATORS, RESEARCHERS, TREATMENT PROVIDERS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, AND POLICYMAKERS NATIONWIDE. NUWAY RECOVERY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THIS STUDY BY FACILITATING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STUDY VOLUNTEERS, RECOVERY RESIDENCE OPERATORS, AND ASSISTING WITH DATA COLLECTION.IN RECOGNITION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTRIBUTION TO MINNESOTA'S HIGHEST-NEED POPULATIONS, UCARE, THE INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT INSURER PROVIDING MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PLANS IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN, AWARDED NUWAY ITS 2022 INNOVATION AWARD FOR IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION RECOVERY OF UCARE MEMBERS.STRONG CLINICAL LEADERSHIP, TREATMENT INNOVATION, COMPLIANCE PRACTICE, INTERNSHIP TRAINING, AND BENEFIT UTILIZATION EXPERTISE GIVE NUWAY ALLIANCE TREATMENT PROGRAMS THE CAPABILITY, EFFICACY, AND EFFICIENCY NEEDED TO MEET THE GROWING VOLUME AND COMPLEXITY OF CLIENT NEEDS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, THE ORGANIZATION IS A VITAL PRACTICUM TRAINING CENTER FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. NINETY-TWO STUDENTS REPRESENTING 30 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TRAINED UNDER NUWAY CLINICIANS IN 2022, FORTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF WHOM BECAME FULL-TIME NUWAY EMPLOYEES AFTER TRAINING COMPLETION AND GRADUATION. CLINICAL AGILITY AND CONTINUOUS TREATMENT SERVICE MODERNIZATION ARE NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY TREAT A LARGE AND GROWING POPULATION OF CLIENTS WITH DIVERSE AND CHANGING NEEDS. NUWAY ALLIANCE CLINICIANS RECEIVE ONGOING CONTINUING EDUCATION AND ARE TRAINED IN NEW EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT MODALITIES THAT OFFER ADVANTAGES TO CLIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. NUWAY ALLIANCE ALSO ASSUMES THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF UNDERPERFORMING OR OTHERWISE AT-RISK TREATMENT PROVIDERS TO MAINTAIN OR INCREASE THEIR TREATMENT CAPACITY AND IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY. NUWAY ALLIANCE TEAM MEMBERS ARE SEASONED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, FINANCE, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, STRATEGIC GROWTH, AND CLINICAL EXPERTS WITH THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO HELP STATE AGENCIES, INDEPENDENT TREATMENT PROVIDERS, AND RECOVERY-SUPPORTIVE SERVICES MAINTAIN, EXPAND, AND IMPROVE CARE ACCESS AND QUALITY. THIS TEAM CONTINUOUSLY IDENTIFIES TREATMENT NEEDS AND EXPLORES OPPORTUNITIES TO OPEN NEW POINTS OF CARE. THE NUWAY ALLIANCE IS AN INFORMED AND ACTIVE PROPONENT OF RECOVERY-SUPPORTIVE PUBLIC POLICY. MEMBERS OF THIS TEAM REGULARLY COMMUNICATE WITH AND INFORM MINNESOTA'S ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHERS POSITIONED TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION THAT MAKES TREATMENT AND RECOVERY HOUSING EASIER TO ACCESS, MORE AFFORDABLE, AND MORE EFFECTIVE. THE TEAM ALSO SPONSORS AND SUPPORTS ANNUAL AND ONGOING STATEWIDE RECOVERY COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT AIM TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND REDUCE THE STIGMA SURROUNDING ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.