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OUR FOCUS ON TREATING ALCOHOL USE DISORDER WITH FDA-APPROVED MEDICATIONS HAS BEEN FURTHER DEVELOPED AND OUR USE OF THAT MODALITY HAS INCREASED. IN 2025 CVAR SERVED 409 UNIQUE CLIENTS. 268162 COUNSELING SERVICES FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER- ALL PATIENTS BEING TREATED FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS SEE A COUNSELOR FOR INDIVIDUAL AND/OR GROUP SESSIONS. EXPANSION OF OUR GROUP OFFERINGS HAS BEEN HAMPERED BY THE LOSS OF ONE THERAPIST IN THE LAST YEAR. PLANS ARE TO REPLACE HER AND ADD ANOTHER THERAPIST (< 1 FTE) TO CONDUCT GROUPS. WE CONTINUE TO TAILOR OUR GROUP OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE GENDER SPECIFIC GROUPS FACILITATED AND A TELEHEALTH GROUP TO EXTEND ACCESS TO WORKING CLIENTS AND THOSE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. WE USE TELEHEALTH TECHNOLOGY FOR INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT TRANSPORTATION ISSUES OR OTHER, INSURMOUNTABLE, ACCESS BARRIERS. PLANS CONTINUE TO EVOLVE TO HAVE SUFFICIENT COUNSELING CAPACITY SO THAT SERVICES CAN BE OFFERED TO PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY RECEIVING MEDICATION FROM OUR PRESCRIBERS. THE PRACTICE NOW IS A REFERRAL PARTNER WITH THE VERMONT IMPAIRED DRIVER REHABILITATION PROGRAM AND WILL BECOME ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW WINDSOR COUNTY DRUG COURT WITH ITS INCEPTION IN 2025. IN 2025 CVAR SERVED 400 CLIENTS, THERE WERE 2661 COUNSELING VISITS. SOME PATIENTS COME SOLELY FOR COUNSELING WITHOUT MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT. 19154 CASE MANAGEMENT- IN ADDITION TO CONTINUED COOPERATION WITH THE VT BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTH, CVAR WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE PREFERRED PROVIDER PROGRAM, GIVING ACCESS TO A BLOCK GRANT THAT PROVIDES RESOURCES TO HIRE A COORDINATOR TO DEVELOP AN OUTREACH PROGRAM. THIS IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF SUD TREATMENT AT CVAR IN THE LOCAL MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDER COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO IN A TARGETED AND CONCENTRATED FASHION TO THE POPULATION OF UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS WHO STRUGGLE TO ACCESS EVEN BASIC SERVICES AND NEEDS, THIS INITIATIVE DOVETAILS WITH THE CONTINUED OFFERING OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES BY A CERTIFIED NURSE CASE MANAGER TO ASSIST CLIENTS WITH OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO TREATMENT AND HEALTH SUCH AS HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND HEALTH INSURANCE. CVAR CONTINUES TO MANAGE A FUND ESTABLISHED WITH THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS, THROUGH WHICH WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO OFFER LIMITED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF TREATMENT TO UN- AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS. THIS PROGRAM IS AUGMENTED BY VERMONT DSU BLOCK GRANTS EARMARKED FOR THIS PURPOSE. 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CVAR BELIEVES THAT HEALING THE UNDERLYING BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS CONTRIBUTING TO ADDICTION IS CRUCIAL TO ACHIEVING LONG TERM SOBRIETY. IF LEFT UNTREATED, THESE ISSUES CAN EASILY LEAD TO RELAPSE, WHICH IS A DISSERVICE TO ALL OF THE HARD WORK PUT INTO RECOVERY. THE CLINICAL TEAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, GROUP THERAPY AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO IDENTIFY AND HEAL THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISORDERS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO ADDICTION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A MEDICATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD), PRINCIPALLY OPIOID AND ALCOHOL- CVAR HAS EXPANDED ACCESS TO TREATMENT OF OPIOID USE DISORDER INCLUDING THE PRESCRIPTION OF MEDICATIONS APPROVED FOR OFFICE-BASED TREATMENT. CVAR REMAINS THE ONLY NON-PROFIT SINGLE SPECIALTY MULTIDISCIPLINARY PRACTICE DEVOTED TO THE CARE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD. ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE LOCAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS CONTINUE, UNDER THE PROGRAM OF RAPID ACCESS TO MEDICATION, TO ACCEPT REFERRALS OF PATIENTS WHO ARE SEEN AND EVALUATED IN THE ED AND HAVE MEDICATION TREATMENT STARTED. THESE REFERRALS ARE SEEN WITHIN 24 HOURS (REFERRALS MADE ON WEEKENDS THE FOLLOWING MONDAY). A SIMILAR PROGRAM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR OUTPATIENT MANAGEMENT OF ALCOHOL DETOXIFICATION AND TREATMENT. OUR FOCUS ON TREATING ALCOHOL USE DISORDER WITH FDA-APPROVED MEDICATIONS HAS BEEN FURTHER DEVELOPED AND OUR USE OF THAT MODALITY HAS INCREASED. IN 2025 CVAR SERVED 409 UNIQUE CLIENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COUNSELING SERVICES FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER- ALL PATIENTS BEING TREATED FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS SEE A COUNSELOR FOR INDIVIDUAL AND/OR GROUP SESSIONS. EXPANSION OF OUR GROUP OFFERINGS HAS BEEN HAMPERED BY THE LOSS OF ONE THERAPIST IN THE LAST YEAR. PLANS ARE TO REPLACE HER AND ADD ANOTHER THERAPIST (< 1 FTE) TO CONDUCT GROUPS. WE CONTINUE TO TAILOR OUR GROUP OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE GENDER SPECIFIC GROUPS FACILITATED AND A TELEHEALTH GROUP TO EXTEND ACCESS TO WORKING CLIENTS AND THOSE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. WE USE TELEHEALTH TECHNOLOGY FOR INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT TRANSPORTATION ISSUES OR OTHER, INSURMOUNTABLE, ACCESS BARRIERS. PLANS CONTINUE TO EVOLVE TO HAVE SUFFICIENT COUNSELING CAPACITY SO THAT SERVICES CAN BE OFFERED TO PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY RECEIVING MEDICATION FROM OUR PRESCRIBERS. THE PRACTICE NOW IS A REFERRAL PARTNER WITH THE VERMONT IMPAIRED DRIVER REHABILITATION PROGRAM AND WILL BECOME ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW WINDSOR COUNTY DRUG COURT WITH ITS INCEPTION IN 2025. IN 2025 CVAR SERVED 400 CLIENTS, THERE WERE 2661 COUNSELING VISITS. SOME PATIENTS COME SOLELY FOR COUNSELING WITHOUT MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C CASE MANAGEMENT- IN ADDITION TO CONTINUED COOPERATION WITH THE VT BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTH, CVAR WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE PREFERRED PROVIDER PROGRAM, GIVING ACCESS TO A BLOCK GRANT THAT PROVIDES RESOURCES TO HIRE A COORDINATOR TO DEVELOP AN OUTREACH PROGRAM. THIS IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF SUD TREATMENT AT CVAR IN THE LOCAL MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDER COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO IN A TARGETED AND CONCENTRATED FASHION TO THE POPULATION OF UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS WHO STRUGGLE TO ACCESS EVEN BASIC SERVICES AND NEEDS, THIS INITIATIVE DOVETAILS WITH THE CONTINUED OFFERING OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES BY A CERTIFIED NURSE CASE MANAGER TO ASSIST CLIENTS WITH OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO TREATMENT AND HEALTH SUCH AS HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND HEALTH INSURANCE. CVAR CONTINUES TO MANAGE A FUND ESTABLISHED WITH THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS, THROUGH WHICH WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO OFFER LIMITED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF TREATMENT TO UN- AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS. THIS PROGRAM IS AUGMENTED BY VERMONT DSU BLOCK GRANTS EARMARKED FOR THIS PURPOSE. IN 2025 CVAR SERVED 164 CLIENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B COMPLETED FORM IS PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY SENT TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT QUARTERLY MEETINGS FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST, DOCUMENTS WILL BE SENT VIA USPS OR EMAIL. AS WE ARE DEVELOPING OUR WEBSITE, THEY WILL ALSO BE ADDED TO BE ACCESSED THERE.