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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,

• ns, Rec

ecover ery y Cour urts, ts, Tre reatme ment nt Progr

• grams,

ams, Ja Jail l and nd Pri rison son Programs

• grams,

, 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

• urces

ces and nd ul ultimat mately ely be beco come me a res resour

• urce.

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

• ral

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

• rt

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

• rmation

ion 5) 5) Host st or refer er individu viduals als to recover ery y suppor

• rt

t groups ups

Consider…

■ There re are 11,542 Fait ith Based sed Congr gregation gations/Organiz s/Organizati ations

• ns in

Tenness essee! ee! Ranking king 10th

th in the Uni

United ed Stat ates. es. ■ Tennessee’s Population is: 6,651,000 ■ Number er of Identif ntified ied Congreg gregati ation

• n 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

• r 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

• se 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

• ids other

er than n Heroin

• in in 2016:

■ 432,030

Think about it…

There ere are e over er 3,173 73 people

• ple of Faith

th per r one e perso son n who

• 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

• died

ed of an

• ver

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

1,094 1,166 1,263 1,451 1,631 1,773 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Number er of Death ths

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

• m 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

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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

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er chur urche ches s an and d throug

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hout the c e commun

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ity y ■ Bec ecome

• me 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

• ject Fair

irs ■ Updat Updated ed resour source ces s and d informat

• rmation

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

• are

e on the e same ame missi ssion

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■ Project

• ject Lifeline

eline Di Direct ector

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s in their eir Regi gion

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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