Robeson County receives $3M Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Robeson County - streets - the Robeson County streets recovery and public safety initiative will link adults without stable housing to outreach, treatment, recovery support, and housing connected to active care participation. Robeson County is the lead applicant, partnering with christian recovery centers, inc. As the primary recovery provider and southeastern integrated care as the clinical partner. Crci will also offer access to its residential recovery programs in brunswick county. Mobile clinical teams, along with coordination across public safety agencies, courts, housing partners, community organizations, and the rcorp consortium, will support engagement and long-term stability. The project will assist 2,360 individuals over four years while improving treatment uptake, housing outcomes, public safety, employment, education access, benefits enrollment, and overall stability. The service area includes Robeson County and its municipalities, rural locations, crisis discharge points, jail reentry sites, and other areas where eligible adults are encountered. The project will serve adults 18 and older with conditions such as serious mental illness, substance-related needs, co‑occurring conditions, withdrawal risk, trauma histories, repeated crisis use, court involvement, and barriers related to medical care, housing, employment, and transportation. Youth encountered with emotional disturbance will be referred to youth-serving systems. Key strategies include mobile outreach, integrated screening, rapid access to treatment, care coordination, peer support, benefits assistance, court and reentry coordination, recovery housing, employment and education services, coordinated data tracking, and continuous quality improvement. The initiative aims to decrease homelessness among eligible adults, increase treatment engagement and retention, improve housing and recovery outcomes, reduce crisis and justice‑involved episodes, and establish a sustainable recovery and public safety framework for Robeson County.