This grant will allow Contra Costa Health Services to collaborate with The Rand Corporation in planning, training, implementing, evaluating and analyzing data for the Integrated Support Persons Into Recovery (Inspire) study. The study tests whether engaging the patient’s significant other in an evidence based psychosocial intervention, community reinforcement approach and family training improves patient’s engagement and retention in Office-Based Buprenorphine-Naloxone Therapy (OBOT) compared to patients only receiving OBOT. The study will take place within Contra Costa Choosing Change Clinics and will involve clinic personnel, administrators, medical and behavioral health providers and other County staff.
On April 28, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #28-912 with The Rand Corporation, to pay the County in an amount of $44,801 to study the impact of psychosocial, community reinforcement approach to treating patients in recovery at Contra Costa Health Services, for the period from September 2, 2019 through September 30, 2020.
Approval of Amendment Agreement #28-912-1 will extend the term from September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2021 to allow the County to continue to study the impact of having patient’s support person engaged in recovery services. This agreement contains provisions for the County to indemnify and hold harmless the contractor for claims arising out of the contractor’s performance under this contract.
If this grant amendment agreement is not approved, the County will not be allowed to continue to participate in the study on the impact of having a patient’s support person engaged in recovery services.