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Access to Recovery is an initiative, born from the 2003 Presidential State of the Union Address, which provides vouchers for the purchase of treatment and recovery support services. This competitive discretionary grant program, funded by SAMHSA, was launched in August of 2004 with 14 states and one Indiana tribe. It was reissued in October of 2007 with 18 states, 5 tribes, and the District of Columbia.
Access of Recovery will expand the chemical dependency recovery infrastructure in Indiana to include both faith-based and community organizations that, first, have traditionally not been involved in chemical dependency recovery, and, second, provide recovery support services. ATR will also pilot the establishment of client choice at the center of all chemical dependency recovery efforts throughout the state. Data from the fist cohort of ATR grantees shows that 81.4 percent of clients receiving services had no past month substance use and that 96.8 percent of clients had no involvement with criminal justice.
Indiana will receive $4,830,000 per year for three years, beginning October 1, 2007 and ending September 30, 2010. Thirty percent, or $1,449,000, must be spent on clients recovering from methamphetamine addictions. Over the three years of the grant, Indiana ATR must serve at least 6,900 clients in the seven targeted communities. The targeted counties are Lake, St. Joseph, Elkhart, Allen, Marion, Vigo, and Vanderburgh. The populations to be served by the grant include, individuals recently released from the Criminal Justice System, women who are pregnant or have dependent children, and individuals recovering from methamphetamine addictions. All clients served by the grant must also have an income at or below 200 percent of federal poverty level (FPL.)
An essential component of ATR is the voucher system. This system will allow providers to obtain reimbursement for provided services. DMHA will partner with the Information Technology and Reporting Section (ITRS) to design, plan and implement the system. The voucher system will allow clients to access Care Coordination, Clinical Treatment, and Recovery Support services. To start the process, a Care Coordinator will be selected by the client. The selected Care Coordinator will guide the client through the process of developing a personal recovery plan and selecting organizations to provide the services called for in the plan. Clinical treatment accessible to the client includes clinical assessment, high intensive outpatient, IDDT, and detoxification. Recovery support services accessible to the client include transportation, relapse prevention, addiction education, housing assistance, peer services, family and marital counseling, employment services, faith-based support, parenting services, supportive education, and AOD screening.
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