Sustainability of Adult Treatment Court Collaborative (ATCC) Grantee Meeting February 28, 2012

1. Sustainability of Adult Treatment Court Collaborative (ATCC) Grantee Meeting February 28, 2012 Pamela F. Rodriguez, MA President, TASC Chicago, IL Prodriguez@tasc-il.org 312-573-8238

2. Define Sustainability . For service expansion and enhancement . For collaborative . Not just about funding www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

3. Barriers to Sustainability . Poor program performance . Inadequate evidence of performance . Lack of conflict resolution . Changes in leadership . Lack of identity . Lack of structure to sustain . Lack of funding www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

4. Poor Program Performance . Good intentions does not equal good performance . Maintaining employment is not a justification to continue . Polish does not equal performance . Fearless moral inventory . Just because we are doing it now, not a reason to continue investment www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

5. How Does Quality Performance Contribute to Sustainability? . Saves money . Saves lives . Reduces recidivism . Increases recovery . Demonstrates value www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

6. Inadequate Evidence of Impact . Service stats and descriptions does not equal quality performance . Good PR does not equal demonstration of performance . Small numbers . Individual testimony . Even delivering program just as proposed is not evidence of impact (evidence of fidelity to plan) www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

7. How Does Quality Evidence Contribute to Sustainability? . Transparency . Regular research reports . Continual improvement . Share information across all partners . Demonstrate return on investment—address both cost and impact . Develop competency in partners to discuss . Build expectation in public for that kind of accountability www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

8. Lack of Conflict Resolution . All relationships, projects and especially collaborations have conflict . Competing ideas and visions and goals . Changes in roles and responsibilities . Language confusion . Unless involved – no real collaboration www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

9. How Does Conflict Resolution Contribute to Sustainability? . Keeps people at the table . Improves communication . Deepens relationships . Models safety for others . Resolves problems in system www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

10. Changes in Leadership . Original leadership developed collaborative and shaped vision . Judges rotate, prosecutors are elected, providers come and go . Challenge to sustain voices of consumers/clients/families in process . Lose vision, lose continuity . Initiative identified with original cohort www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

11. How Does Quality Leadership Contribute to Sustainability? . Shares vision and increases buy-in, repeatedly, long term view of project/initiative . Ensures project is not only identified with current team . Plans for leadership changes and transitions . Plans and supports membership changes . Supports communication among and between participants www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

12. Lack of Identity . Who are you? How are you different from current initiatives? . Why you? . Are you your leadership team? Are you the collaborative? Another specialty court? . How are you different? Unique? . Who will notice/care if you go away? . Who knows about you? . Who should know about you? . Do you have a website, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media outlets? www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

13. How Does Clear Identity Contribute to Sustainability? . Answers question about “why you?” Make public/funders care and trust you . People want to join/support a winner—are you a winner? (not whiner) . Distinguishes you among competitors for funding, volunteers, treatment resources, etc. . Creating identity: research reports, events, spokespeople, impact, effectiveness, cost saving, . Who are your competitors for funding? For media space? For services/impact? For time? . What can you learn from them? www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

14. Lack of Structure to Sustain . Are you relying on personality? . Are new staff and collaborative members trained as well as initial participants? . Are there clear procedures and protocols for integration and collaboration? . Is communication routine and expected? . Are you collecting data, enough, the right data, and sharing it? . Do administrative rules or laws need to be changed? . Without structure you are relying on the effort and good will of a few champions? www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

15. How Does Structure Contribute to Sustainability? . Invest in infrastructure: staff support; IT for communications, data collection and evaluation; PR, training, recruitment of new champions, a good CFO/finance person, and ongoing development activities . Change administrative rules and laws ASAP . Clear protocols, standards, on-going training and supervision . Consider independent 501(c)3 . Board development www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

16. Lack of Funding . Cuts in federal and state spending . More competition for foundation grants . More clients in poverty . Lack of understanding of where money comes from and how things are funded www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

17. Where to Find Funding? . Get to know who controls federal and state funding . Funding for services—mix of program specific grant enhancements and state and county funding streams . Funding for collaborative work (infrastructure)—foundations and state funding streams, research grants, tech grants, indirect/overhead from development activities . ACA:2014, get ready now . Partner with local foundations . Fundraising . Client co-pay www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246

18. How Do These Answers Contribute to Sustainability? . Quality performance . Quality evidence . Conflict resolution . Quality leadership . Clear identity . Structure/Infrastructure . Funding/Plan and Diversify www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov  800.311.4246