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SYSTEM UPDATE

SYSTEM UPDATE. System Transformation: Fast Facts at a Glance. The Commonwealth Consortium Executive Leadership Stakeholder Meeting Richmond, Virginia -- October 22, 2009. Victoria Cochran, JD Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

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SYSTEM UPDATE

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  1. SYSTEM UPDATE System Transformation: Fast Facts at a Glance The Commonwealth Consortium Executive Leadership Stakeholder Meeting Richmond, Virginia -- October 22, 2009 Victoria Cochran, JD Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

  2. What We’ve Accomplished: Changing CJMHI • Funding • Blended and braided; Federal, state and shared • Programs • Services, training • Partnerships • Public, private, inter-agency • Outcomes • What we are learning and what we know

  3. FY09/10 DBHDS Funding for CJ/MH Initiatives Under Item 315Y Original Jail Diversion Allocation per Annum: $3M FY09 Allocation after Sept. 2009 reductions (-$300K): $2.7 M Jail Diversion/Reentry funding $270 K Crisis Intervention Team statewide expansion FY10 Allocation after Sept. 2010 reductions (-$300K): $2.4 M Jail Diversion/Reentry funding $270 K Crisis Intervention Team statewide expansion

  4. An Update on CIT Development and Implementation CIT is growing fast in Virginia. Utilizing various funding sources and supports, some 57% of independent cities and counties are in varying stages of implementation or have operational CIT programs. Over 800 law enforcement personnel Have received the 40 hour CIT training!

  5. An Update on CIT Development and Implementation Virginia CIT Coalition • VACIT is a collaborative of communities, agencies and individual involved with local CIT initiatives • Support SB1294 • Achieve statutory goals • Develop minimum criteria for CIT Programs • Identify and support data collection • Provide technical assistance and training • Manage CIT web site

  6. CJ/MH 10 ‘Cohort’ Sites Program Summary

  7. Criminal Justice/Mental Health 10 ‘Cohort’ Sites Funded in FY09/10 • Alexandria (Alexandria Detention Center) • Arlington (Arlington Detention Center) • Chesterfield (Chesterfield County Jail, Riverside Regional Jail) • Fairfax County (Fairfax ADC) • Hampton/Newport News (Hampton City Jail, Hampton Jail Annex, Newport News City Jail • Middle Peninsula (Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck Regional Jails) • New River Valley (Montgomery County Jail, New River and Western Va Regional Jails) • Portsmouth (Portsmouth City Jail, Hampton Roads Regional Jail) • Rappahannock Area (Rappahannock Regional Jail) • Virginia Beach (Virginia Beach Correctional Center) * Reporting errors result in site exclusion for this report

  8. Cohort Sites Services and Program Summary Prevalence of Services, Supports, Programs • Screening, intake, assessment (7) • Case management (6) • Additional psychiatric access (5) • Peer support (5) • CIT Therapeutic Assessment Site (5) • Client Community Stability Funds (4) • CJ/MH Coordinator (3) • CIT Training (2)

  9. Cohort: Individuals with mental illness average 10 days in jail 4% with mental illness received no specific diagnosis Non-Cohort: Individuals with mental illness average 17 days in jail 12% with mental illness received no specific diagnosis. Preliminary Comparison Based onJuly 09 Compensation Board Survey

  10. Preliminary Comparison Based onJuly 09 Compensation Board Survey

  11. Non-Cohort: 125 documented incidents of inmate aggression towards inmates or other jail staff 34% (n=42) of perpetrators identified as mentally ill 14% (n=17) victims of inmate aggression were identified as mentally ill Cohort: 99 documented incidents of inmate aggression towards inmates or other jail staff 28% (n=28) of perpetrators identified as mentally ill 15% (n=15) victims of inmate aggression were identified as mentally ill Aggression & Victimization of Identified Mentally Ill Inmates

  12. Positive Trends and Issues for Further Analysis Reduced use of isolation Reduced inmate aggression Enhanced screening and assessment Improved identification of MI Reduced jail bed days Better access to services Reduced recidivism

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