Criminal Justice, Mental Health Criminal Justice, Mental Health Substance Abuse & Reinvestment ActSubstance Abuse & Reinvestment Act

Charlotte County Planning GrantCharlotte County Planning Grant

Presented by:Presented by:

Pamela Baker, MAPamela Baker, MA

Grant Management Analyst/Behavioral Health LiaisonGrant Management Analyst/Behavioral Health Liaison

Charlotte County Human ServicesCharlotte County Human Services

Charlotte Characteristics Charlotte Characteristics Prior to Reinvestment GrantPrior to Reinvestment Grant

Weaknesses:Weaknesses:

NO:NO: Crisis Intervention Crisis Intervention

Teams (CIT) Teams (CIT) Co-occurring disorders Co-occurring disorders

trained workforcetrained workforceCross-systems Cross-systems

coordinationcoordinationStrategic plan for Strategic plan for

criminal justice criminal justice diversiondiversion

Strengths:Strengths:Mobile Crisis TeamMobile Crisis TeamFACT, TFC (AFC)FACT, TFC (AFC)Self-Directed CareSelf-Directed CareRecovery Center Recovery Center Mental Health CourtMental Health CourtDrug Court Drug Court Drop In CenterDrop In CenterBOCC very supportive of BOCC very supportive of

mental health: overmatch by mental health: overmatch by > $600K> $600K

Charlotte County Planning GrantCharlotte County Planning GrantPrimary ActivitiesPrimary Activities

Full time Full time Planner, Diversion SpecialistPlanner, Diversion Specialist at local at local community mental health agencycommunity mental health agency

Create an active, effective Create an active, effective Advisory CouncilAdvisory Council inclusive of broad range of stakeholdersinclusive of broad range of stakeholders

Consultation with Florida Partners in Crisis for Consultation with Florida Partners in Crisis for Crisis Intervention Team Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) development(CIT) development

Technical Assistance CenterTechnical Assistance Center for Sequential for Sequential Intercept Mapping, training, consultation Intercept Mapping, training, consultation

Criminal Justice & Behavioral Health Advisory Criminal Justice & Behavioral Health Advisory Council CommitteesCouncil Committees

CommunicationCommunication between criminal justice, mental health, consumers between criminal justice, mental health, consumers and other community stakeholdersand other community stakeholders

Education:Education: Cross training on systems: courts, mental health, law Cross training on systems: courts, mental health, law enforcement, consumer and family issues; co-occurring training for enforcement, consumer and family issues; co-occurring training for behavioral health care organization; information sharing.behavioral health care organization; information sharing.

Service Expansion: Service Expansion: Implement Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT), apply Implement Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT), apply for Federal grant funding (SAMHSA, BJA Drug Court, Collaboration, for Federal grant funding (SAMHSA, BJA Drug Court, Collaboration, Byrne/JAG). Byrne/JAG).

Data and Information Sharing: Data and Information Sharing: Define data elements; eliminate barriers Define data elements; eliminate barriers to effective exchange of information between partners.to effective exchange of information between partners.

Discharge Planning Discharge Planning Improve case management, housing, employment, Improve case management, housing, employment, transportation and evidence-based treatment opportunities.transportation and evidence-based treatment opportunities.

Accomplishments and Accomplishments and Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

FMHIFMHI Technical Assistance Center Technical Assistance Center is critical to assist is critical to assist with with planningplanning tasks, provide tasks, provide trainingtraining and very to lend and very to lend credibilitycredibility to ensure full support of all partners in the to ensure full support of all partners in the process.process.

ConsumersConsumers are integral partners are integral partners 11stst CITCIT training scheduled April 2009 training scheduled April 2009 Strategic plan Strategic plan and new and new collaborative partnershipscollaborative partnerships will will

make Charlotte County more competitive for make Charlotte County more competitive for Federal Federal grantgrant $$ $$

A little goes a long wayA little goes a long way; a great deal can be ; a great deal can be accomplished with accomplished with <$65,000<$65,000

Next steps: Repeat system mapping process for Next steps: Repeat system mapping process for Juvenile Justice systemJuvenile Justice system

Criminal Justice, Mental Health & Substance Criminal Justice, Mental Health & Substance Abuse Reinvestment ActAbuse Reinvestment Act

Charlotte County Planning GrantCharlotte County Planning Grant

Charlotte County Thanks You Charlotte County Thanks You

for supporting this innovative for supporting this innovative

State and Local partnership!State and Local partnership!