Reintegration Support Network
Our History and Mission
Founding
When 18 year-old Matt McQuiston died from a drug overdose following months of treatment, Matt’s family and friends established a memorial fund to provide necessary support systems to prevent similar devastation to the lives of youth and their families. This funding planted the seed for Reintegration Support Network.
Mission Statement
The Reintegration Support Network provides youth with a sense of belonging and the skills and capacities for self-advocacy, healthy relationships, and positive engagement in the community. RSN serves youth 14 to 18+ who are in recovery from substance use disorder and/or are receiving services for mental health issues and/or court involvement. In doing so, RSN's work contributes to ending the school-to-prison pipeline.
Services
Through its Mentor Program, Youth Peer Support Groups, Community-based Partnerships and Resource Network, RSN helps youth develop positive relationships with their families, peers, teachers and others within their community.
RSN staff and peer support mentors engage in promoting trust and self-acceptance with youth participants by advocating for youth, coordinating with existing service providers, and linking youth with community resources, thereby increasing the chances of a participant’s successful reintegration.
RSN receives referrals from schools, treatment programs, community partners, family members, as well as the justice system.
RSN currently serves Orange County, NC, youth and is working to expand to Durham County in 2019.
When 18 year-old Matt McQuiston died from a drug overdose following months of treatment, Matt’s family and friends established a memorial fund to provide necessary support systems to prevent similar devastation to the lives of youth and their families. This funding planted the seed for Reintegration Support Network.
Mission Statement
The Reintegration Support Network provides youth with a sense of belonging and the skills and capacities for self-advocacy, healthy relationships, and positive engagement in the community. RSN serves youth 14 to 18+ who are in recovery from substance use disorder and/or are receiving services for mental health issues and/or court involvement. In doing so, RSN's work contributes to ending the school-to-prison pipeline.
Services
Through its Mentor Program, Youth Peer Support Groups, Community-based Partnerships and Resource Network, RSN helps youth develop positive relationships with their families, peers, teachers and others within their community.
RSN staff and peer support mentors engage in promoting trust and self-acceptance with youth participants by advocating for youth, coordinating with existing service providers, and linking youth with community resources, thereby increasing the chances of a participant’s successful reintegration.
RSN receives referrals from schools, treatment programs, community partners, family members, as well as the justice system.
RSN currently serves Orange County, NC, youth and is working to expand to Durham County in 2019.