Removing Barriers to Recovery: Community Partnering for Innovative Solutions to the Opioid Crisis
STUDY JOB OPENINGS $15-23/ hour
- Associate’s Degree or higher with an A- or better GPA
- 4 or more years of work experience in courts, treatment centers, policing, corrections or similar or an equivalent combination of education and work experience, with at least of min of 1 year work experience
- Record of commitment to public service
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Support Meetings for Friends and Family
Legal barriers can interfere with treatment when clients seeking recovery from addiction are revoked to jail. By providing free online legal dispute resolution, the intervention aims to support sustained treatment and increase hope among those seeking recovery. Even minor legal issues such as outstanding fines and fees can interfere with completion of treatment by spiraling into bench warrants which land people in jail. By removing legal barriers like warrants, suspended licenses, and outdated parenting time plans, we aim to help those seeking recovery get into a place where they are better positioned to participate in the labor market, return to their families and local communities, and obtain secure housing.
This interdisciplinary community intervention partners with (7) courts, (2) non-profit treatment centers, a local tech startup, and the University of Michigan Law School.
Our local non-profit partners have an excellent reputation for providing comprehensive addiction treatment and a wide-range of supportive services and referrals such as transitional housing, jobs training, mental health services, family services, and public health resources.
This intervention won the 2018 INNOVATE public service pitch competition at the University of Michigan and the Judge’s Choice Award. This intervention is supported by Mcubed in 2019-2020.
Local Community Sponsors:
Roos Roast Coffee
Washtenaw Dairy
PRESS
August 29, 2018 New partnership allows people in recovery to resolve court cases online while in treatment
February 21, 2019 Detroit Legal News Features ODR to Remove Barriers to Recovery
February 18, 2019 Legal News-Op-Ed
MEDIA
March 13, 2019 Webinar: Court, Community, and Tech Partners Remove Barriers to Recovery