FY 20 COSSAP Program

The Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) was developed as part of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) legislation. COSSAP’s purpose is to provide financial and technical assistance to states, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments to develop, implement, or expand comprehensive efforts to identify, respond to, treat, and support those impacted by illicit opioids, stimulants, and other drugs of abuse.

The objective of Category 1 is to encourage and support the development of comprehensive, locally driven responses to opioids, stimulants, and other substances that expand access to supervision, treatment, and recovery support services across the criminal justice system; support law enforcement and other first responder diversion programs for nonviolent drug offenders; promote education and prevention activities; and address the needs of children impacted by substance abuse.

The Delaware County Department of Human Services, Division of Drug and Alcohol is applying under Category 1A for Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program grant funding in the amount of $1,200,000. This project will serve the county of Delaware, Pennsylvania, the fifth most populous county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with 562,960 residents. The purpose of the project is to expand evidence-based treatment, specifically medication-assisted treatment, and recovery support services, focusing on peer recovery support, within Delaware County’s criminal justice system. The objective of the project is to expand access to buprenorphine treatment in the Delaware County prison, George W. Hill Correctional Facility, to ensure that individuals are supported in their recovery while incarcerated and engaged in recovery support services upon release, linking returning citizens to transportation, recovery meetings, employment opportunities, or higher levels of care. The project includes partnerships between Delaware County’s Single County Authority, George W. Hill Correctional Facility, the GEO Group, Delaware County Council, Delaware County Office of the District Attorney, and Prospect Crozer Community Campus.
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