Brunswick County Board of Commissioners ACTION AGENDA ITEM October 3, 2022

Action Item # V. - 15.

Request that the Board of Commissioners accept the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Expansion Grant in the amount of $400,000 for year five (09/30/22-09/29/23) of the Brunswick County Adult Treatment Court Expansion Project and approve contract agreements for treatment, participant transportation, trail court coordinators and data evaluation, subject to review and approval by County Attorney's office. The grant has a five-year project period beginning 09/30/2018 through 09/29/2023 for a total award amount of $2,000,000.

The purpose of this program is to expand substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services in existing adult problem solving courts, and adult Tribal Healing to Wellness courts, which use the treatment drug court model in order to provide SUD treatment (including recovery support services, screening, assessment, case management, and program coordination) to defendants/offenders.

Award recipients are expected to provide a coordinated, multi-system approach designed to combine the sanctioning power of treatment drug courts with effective SUD treatment services to break the cycle of criminal behavior, alcohol and/or drug use, and incarceration or other penalties.

Funds will be used to increase access and availability of services to a larger number of clients increasing the number of individuals served and the gaps in the continuum of treatment for individuals in these courts who have treatment needs for individuals diagnosed with a primary condition of SUD and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders.