1. Promoting Recovery and Resiliency for Youth
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Promoting Recovery and Resiliency for Youth

2. The Need
HHSC estimates that 181,938 youth statewide meet the criteria for SUD
Over half of these youth (103,559) in need of treatment are from families with incomes 200% below the poverty line and in need of publically funded services
In 2015, HHSC funded programs service 4760 (5%) of these eligible youth
This left 95% of medically indigent youth untreated statewide
Addressing access to SUD/COD treatment & recovery services is an objective in the Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan of Texas

3. Contributing Factors Youth & Family Voice Stigma Social Norms
Workforce
(demographics, location, licensure)
EBP & Adolescent SUD/COD training
(cost, formal academic programs)
Limited Youth Recovery Support Services
(YRCs, continuum of care, AROSC, APG, Collegiate Recovery, Recovery HS, Sober Fraternities)
Youth & Family Voice
Stigma
Social Norms
(Culture Shifts)

4. What Now? Develop a system driven by youth and family voice
Increase affordable EBP and best-practice training opportunities
Develop academic curriculum to create specializations in adolescent SUD/COD
Outreach efforts to reduce stigma and educate communities about adolescent SUD/COD
Support communities’ capacity to develop community referral guides
Support the increase of the Youth Peer Recovery Coach workforce
Support the increase of youth recovery support services (AROSCs, APGs, Recovery HS, CSR, Sober Fraternities, etc.)
Capitalize on the previous steps to create and ongoing recovery support structure to sustain recovery and manage relapses efficiently

5. Take Aways…
Intervention services for adolescents should be designed specifically for adolescents
Adolescents with SUD/COD need a comprehensive continuum of care model
The adolescent SUD/COD workforce needs to increase, be culturally diverse and understand the unique needs of adolescents and young adults
Young people in recovery and their families need to be included in the plan, design, implementation and evaluation of the service system array and supports
An ongoing support structure is needed to maintain treatment gains and assist youth when they relapse

6. The Alliance for Adolescent Recovery and Treatment in Texas
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Beth Hutton, MS, LPC, NCC Adolescent SUD Specialist Texas Institute For Excellence In Mental Health University Of Texas At Austin Tracy A. Levins, Ph.D. Policy Specialist Texas Institute For Excellence In Mental Health University Of Texas At Austin
The Alliance for Adolescent Recovery and Treatment in Texas