Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2024, $723,436)
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) will primarily use the 2024 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) funds to provide subawards to detention centers, local or regional jails, prisons, or aftercare programs that partner with correctional institutions to deliver substance use disorder (SUD) treatment prior to release. A portion of the RSAT funds will be used to support DCJS staff who will coordinate and monitor the RSAT program. To address the overdose deaths caused by opioid and stimulant abuse, DCJS plans to use RSAT funds to support both new and continuation programs throughout Virginia that provide Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT), or traditional SUD treatment programs for juveniles and adults housed in detention centers, local or regional jails, or prisons. These funds will also be used to support aftercare programs that provide a continuity of care from incarceration to the community and pretrial programs that address SUD needs in jails and foster connections to SUD services in the community for those released pending trial. Programs housed within detention centers, local and regional jails, and prisons will be required to work in collaboration with a behavioral health entity for continued services upon reentry to include behavioral health interventions, SUD treatment, and supportive services. DCJS will require all RSAT subgrantees to focus on partnerships and innovative collaborations with community stakeholders to ensure that care is provided in a wraparound fashion. Due to the continued high number of overdose deaths, disproportionate need for SUD services among the incarcerated population, and increased risk of overdose for individuals recently released from incarceration, providing treatment to those incarcerated and recently released is essential. The overall RSAT program goal is to reduce the number of overdose deaths in Virginia by connecting justice-involved individuals to the SUD services they need to break the cycle of addiction.