Free Through Recovery is a community based behavioral health program designed to increase recovery support services to individuals involved with the criminal justice system who have behavioral health, housing, employment, recovery programs needs.

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• Care Coordination: Includes an ongoing source of connection, helping participants access treatment and recovery support services, and creatively addressing barriers to individual success.  It also includes the provision of assessment, care planning, referrals, and monitoring collaboration with clinical services and probation and parole.

• Recovery Services: Includes access to housing, educational opportunities, employment, family and community social supports, parenting education, spiritual engagement, nourishment assistance programs, and any other individualized resources needed to help participants lead a healthy and fulfilling life.

• Peer Support: Connection with a peer who has similar lived experience. Peer support specialists provide mentorship, advocacy and additional recovery support. 

 Individual Eligibility

To meet the criteria for Community Connect an individual must meet the following criteria:

• 18 years of age or older
• Resides in North Dakota
• Have a Mental Health or Substance Use Disorder diagnosis impacting functionality in multiple domains including housing, employment, parenting, physical health, and/or community connections

Care Coordination 

A care coordinator assists with short and long-term goals, barriers, and provides a source of connection and support.

Peer Support 

A peer support specialist is an individual with similar lived experience that offers hope, support and advocacy.

Recovery Services

Access to services or programs to assist an individual with meeting their needs and goals.

The North Dakota Medicaid 1915(i) State Plan Amendment allows North Dakota Medicaid to pay for home and community -based support for individuals with behavioral health conditions.

  Eligible individuals will meet each of the following criteria:

• Age 0+; and 
• Enrolled in ND Medicaid or Medicaid Expansion; and 
• Have a household income at or below 150% of Federal Poverty Level; and 
• Receive a WHODAS score of 25 or above; and 
• Reside in and will receive services in a setting meeting the federal home and community-based setting requirements, and 
• Have a diagnosis of substance use disorder, mental illness or brain injury

Eligible individuals will work with a Care Coordinator to develop a Plan of Care, which may include the following services: 

• Community Transitional Services 
• Benefits Planning  
• Respite 
• Pre-Vocational Training 
• Supported Education 
• Supported Employment 
• Housing Support 
• Family Peer Support 
• Peer Support