TN FAITH BASED INITIATIVES AND PROJECT LIFELINE Sarah Keel Regional Faith Based Community Coordinator, East Grand Division
INTRODUCTION
TN FAITH BASED INITIATIVES Th The e Ten enne ness ssee ee Community mmunity Faith h Based ed Ini nitiativ tiative e was s design esigned ed to co conn nnec ect t our ur Fai aith th Bas ased ed Community mmunity wit ith our ur Pre revention ention Coaliti litions, ons, Rec ecover ery y Cour urts, ts, Tre reatme ment nt Progr ograms, ams, Ja Jail l and nd Pri rison son Programs ograms, , Rec ecover ery y Programs grams and nd Li Lifel eline ine Pee eers s around und the e state e to inc ncre rease ase acc cces ess s to re resour ources ces and nd ultimat ul mately ely be beco come me a res resour ource. ce. Cong ngregatio regations ns will llin ing g to foll llow a be best t pra ractice ctice mo model el will ll be be recognized as “Certified Recovery Congregations.”
Project Lifeline: ■ Each “ Lifeline eliner ” is a trained Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) ■ Each “ Lifeline eliner ” has a minimum of two years in active recovery ■ Each “ Lifelin eliner er ” is willing to share their personal success story
Recovery congregations will… 1) 1) Provide ide Spirit iritual/P ual/Past astor oral l Suppor port 2) 2) Und Under erst stand and how addiction ction physic icall ally affects cts the brain in 3) 3) Embrac brace e and suppor ort t people le in recover ery y and walk with th them m on their ir journe rney 4) 4) Dissemi sseminat nate e recover ery informat ormation ion 5) 5) Host st or refer er individu viduals als to recover ery y suppor ort t groups ups
Consider… ■ There re are 11,542 Fait ith Based sed Congr gregation gations/Organiz s/Organizati ations ons in th in the Uni Tenness essee! ee! Ranking king 10 th United ed Stat ates. es. ■ Tennessee’s Population is: 6,651,000 ■ Number er of Identif ntified ied Congreg gregati ation on Membe bers s in Tennessee: essee: 3,522,345 45 ■ Over r 50% of our stat ate e identif ntifies ies themse mselv lves es as indiv ividuals iduals who atten end d Faith th Based ed Organization anizations s and nd/or or Congr ngreg egations ations regularly ularly. .
Stats: Number er of suicides ides in 2016 ■ 1,110 (2017: 1253) ■ 16.7 per 100,000 Number er of overdose dose deaths hs in 2016 ■ All Drug g Overdos ose Deaths ths - 1,631; (2017: 1,773) Ne Needing ing bu but no not Receivin iving g Treatm eatmen ent t for Illic licit it Dr Drug ug Use, , Alcohol hol Use, , and nd abuse e of or Depend nden ence e on Opioids oids other er than n Heroin oin in 2016: ■ 432,030
Think about it… There ere are e over er 3,173 73 people ople of Faith th per r one e perso son n who o commit mmitted ed suicide icide in 2016 There ere are e over er 2,160 0 people eople of Faith ith per r one e person son who o died ed of an over erdo dose se in 2016 There ere are e 8.2 people eople of Faith ith per r one e person son needing eeding but t not t receivin ceiving g treat eatment ent
2,000 1,800 1,773 1,600 1,631 1,400 1,451 ths er of Death 1,263 1,200 1,166 1,094 Number 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Policy, Planning and Assessment.
HOW CAN THE FAITH COMMUNITY HELP?
Be aware ■ Kn Know the e ea early sig igns ns of sub ubsta tance nce ab abus use ■ Kn Know your r own bia iases es ■ Kn Know what at is issue ues ar are e go goin ing g on in n in your ur cong ngregat regation ions ■ Chil ildr dren en who have e expe perie ience ced d trauma uma from m substa stance ce abuse e in in t the e home e and/ d/or sep eparation ion from om thei eir pa paren ents may have e some e beh ehaviora ioral l is issue ues ■ Famil ilie ies affec ected ed wil ill nee eed s d supp pport
Create opportunity: ■ Tal alk ab about ut it it ■ Provi vide de supp pport gr groups ups for r in indi divid iduals in in rec ecover ery, famil ilie ies s and c d chil ildre dren ■ Provi vide de non-jud judgme gmenta tal l mentor orshi ship, accoun counta tabi bilit ity, , frie iends dshi hip p and di d discip iples eshi hip p to in indi divid iduals in in r rec ecover ery ■ Kn Know what at res esour urce ces s ar are a e avai ailabl able e in in o other er chur urche ches s an and d throug oughout hout the c e commun ommunit ity y ■ Bec ecome ome a fost ster er pa paren ent
Recovery congregations will have access to: ■ Free ee train ainin ings gs ■ Educational ucational worksho rkshops ps ■ Faith ith foru rums/ ms/ Project oject Fair irs ■ Updat Updated ed resour source ces s and d informat ormation ion of what at is going ing on in the e commu mmuni nity ty ■ A f fello llowship wship with h othe her r cong ngre regatio gations ns who o are e on the e same ame missi ssion on ■ Project oject Lifeline eline Di Direct ector ors s in their eir Regi gion on
1. 1. Become me Certified ied Recovery Congregatio gation: n: – Partner r with the Comm mmunity y Coordi dinat ator of Faith ith Based d Initiativ atives s to bu build d capacit acity y to be become me recovery y friendl dly – Partner r wi with TN Proj roject ct Lifelin line to s stay up to d date on c current information mation 2. 2. Pa Partner ner with h Tennessee ee Department tment of Mental l Health h and Substance ance Ab Abuse e Servic ices es to attend nd or h r host tra rainings inings for r clerg rgy and d staff f to bett etter r educat ate them on addict ictio ion: n: – TDMHSAS AS will l pro rovid ide train inin ings, s, free of charge. . You can host or a attend – If you need d train inin ing on a a sp specif ific ic iss ssue, , contact t TN Lifelin line Representativ tative and t d they will l coordi dinat ate with TDMHSAS
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