Many Paths - Access to Recovery
A new path to recovery
Indian Health Care is a new partner with the Cherokee Nation in the ongoing battle against substance abuse. The Cherokee Nation has received a major federal "Access to Recovery" grant to support its "Many Paths" substance abuse treatment program. The goal of the program is to improve access to substance abuse and recovery services for American Indian adolescents, men and women.
Access to Recovery is a grant program funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that provides vouchers to clients to purchase of substance abuse clinical treatment and recovery support services. Goals of the program are to expand capacity, support client choice, and increase the array of faith-based and community-based providers for clinical treatment and recovery support services.
The Access to Recovery concept recognizes that people need to be able to make choices and take an active role in their path to recovery. Recovery can take many pathways - physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. The Cherokee Nation Many Paths program offers participants choices ranging from conventional medical providers to faith-based and native healers.
Clients are empowered to choose who they want to provide their substance abuse treatment and recovery services through a unique voucher system. The Cherokee Nation is committed to ensuring all clients are given a genuine, free and independent choice from a referral list of eligible substance abuse agencies in the community. In addition to treatment services, all clients will have access to a broad range aftercare support services to support their recovery from substance abuse. Read more:
Entry into the Many Paths program
Members of all federally recognized Indian tribes who are experiencing problems with alcohol, street drugs, or prescription drugs are eligible to participate in the Many Paths Program, provide they live in any of the 22 counties in northeastern Oklahoma included in the tribal jurisdictional areas of the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek) and Osage Nations.
IHCRC serves as both an assessment and treatment provider in the Cherokee Nation's Many Paths program. The intake process begins with a comprehensive substance abuse evaluation and an assessment of the clients needs. After the results of the evaluation are reviewed with the client, a counselor discusses substance abuse treatment services and recovery support services options that are available in the area.
A continuum of treatment and recovery services
Each Many Paths client has a case manager who serves as his or her personal advocate. The case manager can help arrange a change of providers for clients who are unsatisfied with their choice of treatment or recovery service providers. Case managers will work with clients and the provider agencies, helping clients navigate the system and get their choice of providers to meet their individual needs.
In addition to a range of individual, group and family counseling options, clients can receive treatment co-occurring mental health needs. On a limited basis, residential treatment services are also available. An extensive range of support services and aftercare services will be available to support recovery, including family services, childcare, employment coaching, supportive transitional drug-free housing, relapse prevention, spiritual support, educational services - GED preparation, peer coaching, and alcohol and drug-free social activities. The "Many Paths" program offers a wide range of services to help Native people with addiction issues. If you are interested in finding out more about this program, please contact the Behavioral Health department at 382-1241. You will be scheduled to come in for an assessment and meet with a member of our highly qualified staff. If you qualify for the program, there is no charge for the treatment and recovery services. There is help for you or someone you know who is struggling with issues of addiction.
