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Johnny Vidal, Outreach Peer Specialist, and Erin Phelps, Harm Reduction Coordinator\/Case Manager, stand next to UConnectCare’s mobile unit that travels to different locations in Genesee and Orleans counties to help those struggling with substance use disorder.<\/em><\/strong> (provided photo)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A federal grant to provide harm reduction, treatment and\/or recovery support services is empowering UConnectCare (formerly Genesee\/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse) to meet those struggling with substance use disorder \u201cwhere they\u2019re at.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nonprofit agency has begun an Open Access program that will operate three days per week at The Recovery Station, 5256 Clinton St. Rd., Batavia, as well as a Harm Reduction Mobile Outreach unit that will travel to several locations in the two counties five days per week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBoth programs reflect the agency\u2019s goal of \u201cmeeting them where they\u2019re at, without judgment,\u201d said Erin Phelps, Harm Reduction Coordinator\/Case Manager. \u201cThose seeking services will be greeted by a trained Peer Advocate to assist in developing a plan for the next steps and answer questions regarding recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phelps and Amy Kabel, project director, emphasized that services will be available to residents, even if they\u2019re not ready for agency intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHarm reduction is about keeping people alive and being ready to help them when they\u2019re ready,\u201d Phelps said, prompting Kabel to add, \u201cor maybe they never are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk-ins are welcome to utilize Open Access. The program\u2019s hours of service are 3-7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays at The Recovery Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mobile unit will be set up in front of Genesee County Mental Health on the first and third Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and at Orleans County Mental Health on the second and fourth Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It also will go to Medina, Le Roy, Lyndonville and other venues in the Batavia area each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnny Vidal, Outreach Peer Specialist, and Felicia Maybee, Open Access Counselor, are part of the team that works on the mobile unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phelps said harm reduction is a \u201ccompassionate approach to drug use,\u201d focusing on positive change and safety without requiring that individuals stop using drugs as a precondition for support. Services include peer support, case management, transportation, naloxone training, fentanyl test strips, care\/hygiene kits and parent\/family support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added that a national harm reduction exchange event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 15 at a site to be determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treatment evaluations will be available to provide referrals to the appropriate harm reduction support, recovery support and\/or treatment, such as detox, inpatient or outpatient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about the program, opioid overdose prevention training and to see the mobile unit schedule, go to www.uconnectcare.org<\/a> or the UConnectCare or The Recovery Station Facebook pages, or send an email to harmreduction@uconnectcare.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Johnny Vidal, Outreach Peer Specialist, and Erin Phelps, Harm Reduction Coordinator\/Case Manager, stand next to UConnectCare’s mobile unit that travels to different locations in Genesee and Orleans counties to help those struggling with substance use disorder. (provided photo) Press release A federal grant to provide harm reduction, treatment and\/or recovery \u2026<\/p>\n

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