Early Diversion (Proyecto Redes)

Early Diversion
(Proyecto Redes)

Proyecto Redes (Networks) connects participants with recovery resources to reduce criminal justice involvement.

Proyecto Redes (Networks) is a community collaboration uniting police, courts, and behavioral health providers to help people at risk of incarceration. Casa will help you prepare for long-term recovery, develop life skills, reduce the risk of relapse, and create vocational and educational opportunities to help you on your journey to recovery.

Proyecto Redes patients will be provided with comprehensive case management services along with integrated behavioral health care. Casa’s integrated care model ensures patients will gain the skills and resources needed to maintain long-term recovery and avoid criminal justice involvement.

Early Diversion serves individuals who:
  • Adults (18+)
  • With mental health diagnosis or co-occurring (CODs) SUD(s) and Mental Illness(es) (MIs)
  • AND live in Middlesex & Essex County   
  • AND has a risk of arrest and incarceration

Exclusions include:

  • Individuals with active warrants, currently on probation/parole, and any current court involvement including pending cases
Services include:
  • Case management   
  • Integrated care plans with individualized goals  
  • Psychiatric and medical assessment  
  • Referrals to community services and resources  
  • Peer and recovery support services   
  • Treatment for SUDs, and Mental Illness   
  • Individual and family counseling
Casa’s Early Diversion Partners include:
  • Billerica Police Department
  • Wilmington Police Department 
  • Middlesex Sheriff Department  
  • Lowell Drug Court  
  • Middlesex District Attorney’s Office   
  • Lowell General Hospital   
  • Community Teamwork Inc
  • Vinfen
  • UTEC
  • Eliot Community Human Services

We cannot treat a single problem, but rather, we must treat the whole person and the whole family. Treatment begins with non-judgmental compassion and caring; meeting each individual “where they are”.

Casa Esperanza, Inc. does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, culture, language, national origin, religion, faith, gender, gender identity, gender presentation, sexual orientation, family status, age, disability, or any other status protected by law.

Questions?

Services offered in Spanish and English

To apply for Conexiones CSS, download our referral forms here Spanish or English

Program Benefits:

  • Reduce or eliminate risk of incarceration
  • Connection to community resources
  • Skill-building for long-term recovery
  • Individualized goal setting and treatment

Location: Tewksbury Hospital 365 East Street Tewksbury, MA 01876

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