Transcript Presentation on Charlotte County Planning Grant Activities

Criminal Justice, Mental Health
Substance Abuse & Reinvestment Act
Charlotte County Planning Grant
Presented by:
Pamela Baker, MA
Grant Management Analyst/Behavioral Health Liaison
Charlotte County Human Services
Charlotte Characteristics
Prior to Reinvestment Grant
Strengths:
Mobile Crisis Team
FACT, TFC (AFC)
Self-Directed Care
Recovery Center
Mental Health Court
Drug Court
Drop In Center
BOCC very supportive
of mental health:
overmatch by > $600K
Weaknesses:
NO:
Crisis Intervention
Teams (CIT)
Co-occurring disorders
trained workforce
Cross-systems
coordination
Strategic plan for
criminal justice
diversion
Charlotte County Planning Grant
Primary Activities
 Full time Planner, Diversion Specialist at local
community mental health agency
 Create an active, effective Advisory Council
inclusive of broad range of stakeholders
 Consultation with Florida Partners in Crisis for
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) development
 Technical Assistance Center for Sequential
Intercept Mapping, training, consultation
Criminal Justice & Behavioral Health Advisory
Council Committees
 Communication between criminal justice, mental health, consumers
and other community stakeholders
 Education: Cross training on systems: courts, mental health, law
enforcement, consumer and family issues; co-occurring training for
behavioral health care organization; information sharing.
 Service Expansion: Implement Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT), apply
for Federal grant funding (SAMHSA, BJA Drug Court, Collaboration,
Byrne/JAG).
 Data and Information Sharing: Define data elements; eliminate barriers
to effective exchange of information between partners.
 Discharge Planning Improve case management, housing, employment,
transportation and evidence-based treatment opportunities.
Accomplishments and
Lessons Learned
 FMHI Technical Assistance Center is critical to
assist with planning tasks, provide training and
very to lend credibility to ensure full support of all
partners in the process.
 Consumers are integral partners
 1st CIT training scheduled April 2009
 Strategic plan and new collaborative partnerships
will make Charlotte County more competitive for
Federal grant $$
 A little goes a long way; a great deal can be
accomplished with <$65,000
 Next steps: Repeat system mapping process for
Juvenile Justice system
Criminal Justice, Mental Health & Substance
Abuse Reinvestment Act
Charlotte County Planning Grant
Charlotte County Thanks You
for supporting this innovative
State and Local partnership!