Journal of Rural Mental Health, Vol 47(2), Apr 2023, 81-89; doi:10.1037/rmh0000227
Many consumers, both youth and adults, are not accessing appropriate substance use treatment, necessitating the need for mobile response interventions. Choices Coordinated Care Solutions has developed a mobile response model that builds on Systems of Care values to engage consumers in intensive care coordination utilizing the evidence-based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment approach and core values of wraparound. The choices emergency response team (CERT) model is an integrated, coordinated service delivery approach, relying on the skills and experience of its qualified staff to work with consumers in order to effectively identify the inherent strengths that all people have and to use those strengths to design innovative, trauma-informed approaches to treatment. A strong relationship with a broad network of stakeholders throughout the state and southeast Indiana serves as a foundation for the implementation of mobile response. These relationships with local resources empower consumers in their recovery journey. The evolution of the CERT model to strategically integrate technology, especially with incarcerated or justice-involved consumers, became an essential asset during the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020. The necessity of virtual consumer engagement has created opportunities for these recovery communities that may endure even after the pandemic is resolved. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)