Transcript Criminal Justice, Substance Abuse & Mental Health

Criminal Justice, Mental Health
Substance Abuse & Reinvestment Act
Charlotte County Implementation Grant
Presented by:
Charlotte County
How Charlotte County Created a Successful
System with Limited Resources
 Keys to Success:
 Advocacy
 Planning
 Partnerships
 Funding
 Programs
Drug Court and
Mental Health Court History
 Drug Court established 1999
 Mental Health Court established 2005
 Need for Expansion, Increase Best
Practices, add Additional Services
Strategic Planning & Partnerships Formed
 Established Criminal Justice Behavioral Health Advisory Council
 Partnerships formed with:
Charlotte County Board of Commissioners
Charlotte County Sheriff
Charlotte County Court System
Charlotte Behavioral Health Care
Public Safety Coordinating Council
Consumers and Advocates (NAMI, Haven)
Department of Children & Families SAMH
Homeless Coalition & Faith Based Providers
 Completed system map, developed strategic plan and action
plan for implementation of new/improved services.
1st Cycle of Funding
Reinvestment Planning Grant
 Awarded $60,190 one year grant from DCF in
2008 which funded:
– Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Implementation
with Florida Partners in Crisis as consultant.
– Full time Planner, Diversion Specialist @ CBHC
– Sequential Intercept Model mapping, training and
consultation from FMHI Technical Assistance Center
Additional Funding
 BJA Grant – Drug Court Discretionary $199,990
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Court Screener: Charlotte Behavioral Health
Treatment Providers
Drug Court Testing
‘Tune Up’ Training for Drug Court team
Program Evaluation
 FDLE/JAG – ARRA Grant $59,800
– Court Coordinator: Court Administration
– Training
2nd Cycle of Funding
Reinvestment Implementation Grant
 Awarded 3 year grant for $565,560 to fund:
 Discharge Planning / Re-entry
– 1 Full Time Case Manager
– 1 Part Time Coordinator (Year 1)
– Treatment Services, Housing, Meds
 Expanded CIT Training
 Drug Court Funding
– 1 Full Time Court Coordinator (Year 2, 3)
Diversion Program
Judicial Perspective
 Jail versus Diversion
 Public Safety Concerns
 Impact of Drug & Mental Health Court on
Larger Systems
 How are diversion programs viewed by
other judges in the criminal justice system
Referral Stats for Mental Health Court
 For additional resource information
on mental health courts please see
the link below:
 http://www.prainc.com/html/news/products.asp
Diversion Program
Clinical Perspective
 How these programs affect the clinical system
 Expansion of Best Practices – housing, trauma,
parenting, co-occurring emphasis
 Why providers support the program
 Law enforcement’s perspective/CIT
Challenges & Opportunities
Law Enforcement “buy in” of diversion
Information and data sharing
Anticipating and responding to Relapse
Accomplishments/Success
 Recidivism rates:
– Drug Court: 13%
– Mental Health Court: 8.6%
 Increased and maintained Court Services capacity
 CIT: 13 dispatchers trained, 57 officers trained
(includes LE, CO, probation officers, etc.)
Criminal Justice, Mental Health
& Substance Abuse Reinvestment Act
Charlotte County Implementation Grant
Charlotte County Thanks You
for supporting this innovative
State and Local partnership!