King County, Wash., is working with IGNTD, a personalized online addiction recovery system and support community, to provide access to IGNTD’s virtual substance use recovery system and support community to King County Jail Health Services’ Release Coordinators and the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) to benefit prison inmates during reentry to society.
“The incarcerated community faces numerous challenges when entering society and substance abuse creates additional hurdles these individuals must overcome. At IGNTD, we believe you have to go to the core of a person’s belief structure and life experience to truly fix their addiction,” said Adi Jaffe, Ph.D, founder and CEO of IGNTD.
“We’ve designed a completely virtual addiction recovery system and support community that is personalized to an individual’s changing needs,” Jaffe said. “By partnering with King County Jail and Washington State Department of Corrections, we can provide critical access to technology that will take away one less hurdle for these individuals during their return to life outside the walls.”
The contract is part of the Second Chance Act Pay for Success Reentry Initiative. Introduced in 2008, the Second Chance Act aims to reduce recidivism, increase public safety, and improve the outcome and quality of life of individuals reentering society after incarceration. A press release notes that in Washington state, approximately sixty percent of those incarcerated have known or suspected substance use disorders at intake.
As part of this initiative, IGNTD developed the portal to specifically serve departments of correction. The portal for King County will provide evidence-based, online, 24/7 substance use disorder care and access to individual and group coaching, support services, and case management. The system and community were designed to align with the Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations.
“Substance use disorder is complex, and we know there is not one simple solution. That is why we are committed to connecting people to multiple resources that will allow them to seek treatment and get on the path to recovery. This includes those people leaving jails and prisons who may be looking for ongoing support as they navigate returning to King County and their communities,” said Dwight Dively, director of Performance Strategy and Budget, King County, WA.
“We know obstacles exist to accessing health services, and this grant allows us to partner with IGNTD to bring telehealth service that supports treatment and recovery anytime, anywhere,” he said.
IGNTD said the portal will leverage its Smart Personalized Adaptive Recovery System, an interactive, discrete, shame-free, and affordable recovery platform. IGNTD’s services are available to King County participants from June 2024 through December 2027.
