From October 2022 to September 2024, the Camden County Correctional Facility (CCCF) ran an innovative peer support program to support people with substance use disorders during the critical transition from the CCCF to the community. This program, delivered in partnership with the Center for Family Services (CFS), combined access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) with intensive peer-led engagement grounded in shared lived experience.

This brief describes the mixed-methods evaluation conducted by the Camden Coalition evaluating program implementation, engagement, and post-release outcomes. The findings from this program evaluation are promising: significant reductions in reincarceration among participants despite persistent health vulnerabilities immediately after release and system-level opportunities to strengthen treatment continuity and stabilization pathways.