Jail Services

THRIVE Program

Transition * Help * Restore * Independence * Value * Empower

The Thrive Program is for Summit County Jail inmates who have mental health and substance use disorders and are being released into the community. The Thrive Program begins working with the inmates while incarcerated and follows them into the community to assist them in reaching their goals.

The Thrive Program has two overarching goals: to reduce recidivism for clients with mental health and substance use disorders and to reduce overdose risk after incarceration.

Thrive case managers assist clients in obtaining and maintaining mental health and substance use services after they are released from jail. They also assist clients in reducing barriers to their success in remaining in the community by linking them with a wide array of additional services.

The program case managers meet with inmates while they are in jail and develop a needs assessment for discharge. These case managers follow each client in the community and ensure that barriers to success are minimized. Family members and support persons are contacted and invited to participate in the process.

Referrals for the Thrive Program are completed in the Summit County Jail by the mental health clinicians. Inmates currently in SCJ who will re-enter the community may be eligible for the Thrive Program. If an inmate is not eligible for the Thrive Program, they will be provided with re-entry resources at the jail upon request.

The Thrive Program is made possible through a grant from the Summit County Opiate Abatement Committee.

Congratulations to everyone involved in the THRIVE Program for making a reality of SPA’s 10-year dream of creating THRIVE HOUSE!

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