Mount Pleasant CARES (Coordinated Access to Resources, Education, & Support)

Mount Pleasant CARES (MPC) represents a coalition between the Mount Pleasant (South Carolina) Police Department (MPPD) and WakeUp Carolina to provide recovery support services to individuals with substance use disorder and their supports. The initiative will coordinate recovery support services to those with substance use disorder and their connected family members, provide harm reduction supplies, deliver of public service media strategy to reduce stigma and increase awareness of recovery services, and expand data collection and research capacities. This initiative will also expand existing capacities and service delivery within Mount Pleasant and to areas currently not covered (unincorporated areas). The overall outcomes are projected to be reductions in both fatal and nonfatal opioid-involved overdoses.  The MPPD will respond to all overdose calls and ensure they are entered into the Critical Incident Management System (CIMS) for both Mount Pleasant and the adjacent unincorporated areas covered. WakeUp Carolina, a subrecipient, will work in collaboration with the MPPD to respond to overdoses, provide access to harm reduction and recovery supports services, and facilitate public awareness campaigns focused on reducing stigma. Kelley Research Associates will support this project by supporting access to CIMS, data collection and analysis, and guiding program implementation by drawing on evidence-based research.