Hennepin County issued the following announcement on Feb. 19.
UCare has awarded the county $100,000 to expand peer recovery support services for pregnant mothers who have substance use disorders.
On Tuesday, the board accepted the grant, which the county's Project Child program will use to hire a full-time peer recovery support specialist. The specialist will use their lived experience with substance use disorder to build trusting relationships with participants and promote healthy behavior change.
About 100 parents are served annually through Project Child. Over 90% of these participants have given birth to healthy babies and have been able to keep their babies.
Learn more and watch a video about Project Child.
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