Partners for this strategy include:

• Hope Coalition (lead)
• The Free Clinics/PORT (lead)
• Henderson County EMS (collaborate)
• Henderson County DSS (support)
• Henderson County Department of Public Health (support)

Recovery support services was identifed by the Henderson County Substance Use Taskforce as an action, that when combined with other actions in our community, has a reasonable chance of making a difference in substance misuse in Henderson County. This is an ongoing action in our community.

Recovery support services includes peer support specialists, care navigators, social service offices, detention facilities, community-based organizations and other settings that support people in treatment and recovery. Recovery support services also supports people who use drugs in accessing addiction treatment, harm reduction, primary healthcare, and other services to improve health and well-being. Source: ncopioidsettlement.org

The customers for recovery support services include individuals in recovery from opioid use disorder and people who currently use drugs, and the strategy aims to make a difference at the individual and interpersonal levels. Implementation will take place community-based organizations who have peer support services.