Addressing Needs of Kinship Families Raising Youth Adversely Impacted by the Opioid Epidemic in Cape May County

Cape Assist, a prevention and treatment agency, Cape May County, NJ, proposes to implement the Kinship Connection Project for youth and families affected by opioid and substance misuse. The purpose of the Kinship Connection Project is to build upon Cape Assist’s cumulative prevention efforts using an existing coalition’s focus on building protective factors for youth through community and school engagement. Expected outcomes include the development of a client management referral database and case-management referral process that will connect informal and formal resources and services into a measurable, accountable system to effectively support the disproportionately high number of children and youth living in kinship families impacted by opioid and substance misuse in Cape May County.