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SSA-RCO collaboration in GA

SSA-RCO collaboration in GA. Cassandra Price, MBA, Director Office of Addictive Diseases, DBHDD Neil Campbell, Executive Director Georgia Council on Substance Abuse. Cassandra Price, SSA. GCADC II, MBA Clinical background specific to women’s services Began as the SSA in 2009

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SSA-RCO collaboration in GA

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  1. SSA-RCO collaboration in GA Cassandra Price, MBA, Director Office of Addictive Diseases, DBHDD Neil Campbell, Executive Director Georgia Council on Substance Abuse

  2. Cassandra Price, SSA • GCADC II, MBA • Clinical background specific to women’s services • Began as the SSA in 2009 • Serves as NASADAD President • Provides oversight of state funded treatment and recovery system

  3. Neil Campbell, Exec Director • Statewide RCO • Public Education • Advocacy • Peer Recovery Support Services • Peer Specialist Certification Training (CPS-AD/CARES) • RCO Development & BCOR • Addiction Recovery Awareness Day (10 years) • New Staff Orientation

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  5. Our History 2001 – MH Consumer Network – solidifies peer-based recovery support – 1st in the country to be Medicaid billable. Over 1,800 CPS trained to date. 2005 – SSA asked for certified peer specialists for addiction – was turned down 2007- Developed peer-run service community organizations – “Peer Support, Wellness & Respite Centers” 2009– ROSC Symposium – Bill White, Ijeoma Achara – 200+ participants 2010 – Certified Recovery Empowerment Specialists. 620 trained addiction peer specialists to date 2011– Gathering of MH, AD PIR, providers, advocates – create the Georgia Recovery Initiative 2012– 18 community-based Recovery Month events 6 Statewide Listening Sessions – What Helps? Establishment of Office of Recovery Transformation

  6. Our history 2013 – Voices of Recovery at every state BH new employee orientation – takes place at regional psychiatric hospitals • 25 Recovery Transformation Forums • GRI continues it’s work, creates strategic vision, receives funding through statewide non-profit organizations • Pre-screening of “The Anonymous People” for 450 people 2014 – Strengthen partnerships with Georgia Mental Consumer Network, Georgia Parent Support Network • Collaborations with local recovery leaders 2015 – Continued technical assistance to 9 sites and facilitated 9 recovery symposiums 2016 - 5 Symposiums facilitated – RCO Network Started 2017 –3 Symposiums facilitated – Continued growth of Network and RCOs 2018– 3 Symposiums, $4 million appropriation of Addiction Recovery Support Centers

  7. Kickoff to Recovery! A $4 million legislative appropriation in 2018

  8. We do this like we do recovery • Build relationship by showing up for each other • Honest communication • Accountability • Understand that we’re in this together • Build common goals • Be a good ally (stand up for me when I’m not in the room)

  9. Addiction recovery awareness day

  10. Thank you! • Cassandra Price – cassandra.price@dbhdd.ga.gov • Neil Campbell – neil@gasubstanceabuse.org

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