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County-funded recovery navigator reports rising referrals, about 40% start formal treatment
Summary
Sumner County-funded recovery navigator at High Point Health described outreach, a Narcan "Box of Hope" initiative and early program metrics showing rising referrals and roughly 40% of referred patients entering treatment.
At a July 18 meeting of the Sumner County Opioid Abatement Committee, a recovery navigator funded by the county described program outreach at High Point Health and said referrals to formal treatment have increased since the program’s May rollout. Justin Werlick, identified in the meeting as the county-funded recovery navigator affiliated with High Point Health / Summit Regional, told the committee his caseload has grown since May and that about 40% of patients he refers have been set up for and entered treatment, based on screenings and follow-up checks with treatment centers. The program places Narcan and recovery-resource materials into "Box of Hope" kits that Werlick said are being distributed in…
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