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How Do Relapse Prevention Plans Support Reentry?

July 29, 2020, Time: 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET

Rates of overdose and overdose deaths among people reentering the community from jail or prison are alarmingly high, often due to relapse to substance use. But while we know that addiction is a chronic disease often marked by cycles of relapse and remission, many programs still struggle to develop and maintain relapse prevention plans that can assist their participants in reducing their risk for recidivating and advancing their goals for recovery. The web-based tool Relapse Prevention Plans can help. With this tool, criminal justice and behavioral health professionals can learn information about developing and implementing relapse prevention plans as part of a Collaborative Comprehensive Case Plan (CC Case Plan) for reentry. They can also reduce the chances of recidivism and relapse for people who have an addiction by ensuring coordination and linkages among all of the entities involved in their care.

This webinar will feature speakers from the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections and rural Sullivan County, New Hampshire discussing their efforts to incorporate relapse prevention into reentry planning efforts.

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Supporting Reentry for People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: Establishing Recovery Housing

July 30, 2020, Time: 12:30–2:00 p.m. ET

Housing for individuals with mental and substance use disorders reentering the community after incarceration remains a critical need in many jurisdictions. Reentering individuals often need recovery housing programs to support their treatment and healing and reduce the likelihood of further criminal justice involvement.
This webinar presents strategies and approaches to establishing recovery housing. Information on what recovery housing is, how to start a recovery housing program, and relevant policies and resources from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be shared. This webinar will be based on the key elements of recovery housing using SAMHSA’s Recovery Housing: Best Practices and Suggested Guidelines. Representatives from two community-based/county programs will share their approaches to successful program development, funding, and implementation.
Presenters
• Erin Helms, M.A., LICDC, Executive Director, The Woodrow Project, Ohio
• Jennifer Remack, CAC III, Program Director, Independence House Fillmore, Colorado
• Rachel Post, LCSW, Senior Associate, Technical Assistance Collaborative, Massachusetts

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About 20,000 SNAP and cash assistance recipients must renew applications in August to receive benefits

With federal waiver likely to end, DHS asks USDA to reconsider

More than 20,000 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Minnesota Family Investment Program recipients must renew their applications in August to ensure they receive their benefits for September onward, unless the federal government allows Minnesota continued flexibility in how the benefits are administered.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services will notify SNAP and MFIP recipients who reached the end of their certification period any time from March through August via a written notice in the mail beginning next week. Some of the Minnesotans receiving these benefits are elderly, children, people with disabilities, and workers with low wages, many of whom have already been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.

More Information Here. Information about SNAP and other hunger resources is available on the DHS food emergency webpage. Information about MFIP can be found on the department’s MFIP webpage. Food help is also available through the Minnesota Food HelpLine, 1-888-711-1151 or www.mnfoodhelpline.org. 

Information on new housing services

Minnesota supports people with disabilities to live, work and play in communities of their choice. To help people find and keep a stable place to live in the community, DHS is offering a new housing benefit that started on July 20, 2020. Housing Stabilization Services is available through the Medical Assistance state plan and does not require a person to be on a home and community-based services waiver.

To help people understand the transition to Housing Stabilization Services, please share the Memo to HAC Recipients (PDF) with anyone who receives housing access coordination or may qualify for Housing Stabilization Services.

Providers, find out more at the DHS Housing Stabilization Services website.

Find out about how to connect someone to services at HB101.org.

Bulletin of 2020 Legislative Changes Impacting Housing and Support Services

The 2020 Minnesota Legislature passed several policy changes impacting housing and support services, which include Housing Support, General Assistance, Minnesota Supplemental Aid, Social Security Benefits Advocacy, and the new Housing Stabilization Services Minnesota Medical Assistance benefit. The Legislature also passed extensions for two waivers that impact the Housing Support program. This bulletin informs agencies of the changes and note where action is required.

To Read Bulletin, click Here. The changes described in this bulletin are found in Minnesota Session Laws, 2020, 1st Spec. Sess. chapter 2: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2020/1/Session+Law/Chapter/2/ and Laws of Minnesota 2020, 1st Spec. Sess. chapter 7

The New Rules for Screening Rental Applicants in Minneapolis

Click here for information and tips that owners need to know

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