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Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court and

Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court and. Jenny Zelt FDC Program Supervisor Stacey Stufflebean DCS Case Specialist Linda Perry FDC Lead Recovery Support Specialist. The Value of a Co-located Team. OVERVIEW Beginnings of Pima County FDC How we’ve evolved in key areas

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Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court and

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  1. Evolution ofPima County Family Drug Court and Jenny Zelt FDC Program Supervisor Stacey Stufflebean DCS Case Specialist Linda Perry FDC Lead Recovery Support Specialist The Value of a Co-located Team

  2. OVERVIEW • Beginnings of Pima County FDC • How we’ve evolved in key areas • Perspectives on the ‘blended’ team Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court

  3. PIMA COUNTY FAMILY DRUG COURT BEGINNINGS • 1990’s – Methamphetamine epidemic • Associated increase in petitions • Gathering insight from others • Finding resources • Help from our partners kept FDC going Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court

  4. Program Funding • SAMHSA Grants: our lifeline • 2000: first grant helped develop and staff original program • Followed by SAMHSA grants in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018 • Plus: Casey, Family Futures, Governor’s, AOC • Today: program continues to be partially grant-funded Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court

  5. Learning to Embrace Data • 2005: UofA assessment: GET ORGANIZED! • 2006: database revision/upgrade • Ever-increasing emphasis on data • Good data = funded program • Current efforts to upgrade database • Today: research/evaluation in every process Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court

  6. Program Structure • Began as one co-ed session per week • 2001: two-tiered; subset of CATS • 2003: FDC becomes a stand-alone program • 2008: court session added, split by gender • 2010: focus on whole family (SAMHSA 4) • 2010: added third court session Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court

  7. Program Structure • 2014: Specialized DCS Unit joins FDC • 2001 – 2015: client progresses in “Levels” • 2015: “Milestones” replaces “Levels” • 2015: EBP parenting mandatory • 2019: Milestone  Out-of-Home Levels  In-Home Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court

  8. PROGRAM FEATURES TODAY • Voluntary • Parallel model • Blended FDC + DCS team • Support, treatment, drug testing • Frequent examination of the program • Recent mods: open the floodgates! Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court

  9. Recovery Support Specialists • 2006: AZ Children, Youth and Families recommendation for RSSs • 2010: first RSS hired…a 2005 grad • Today: four RSS staff positions and one Lead RSS position Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court

  10. Trauma-informed care • Oct 2006: first 1:1 trauma therapy contract • Nov 2006: SAMHSA final report points to urgent need • 2007-2008: every client in trauma therapy graduates • Today: all clients screened, offered trauma therapy if needed • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) & PTSD Checklist (PCL-5) Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court

  11. Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court DEPENDENCY PETITIONS

  12. RECRUITMENT • Preliminary Hearing Conference • Mandatory observation with due date • Substance Exposed Newborn pilot • Entry into program pre-adjudication • In-home petitions • Training roadshow Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court

  13. Evolution of Pima County Family Drug Court Average Number of Participating Clients

  14. THE CO-LOCATED UNIT DCS CASE WORKER PERSPECTIVE The Value of a Co-located Team

  15. THE CO-LOCATED UNIT RSS PERSPECTIVE The Value of a Co-located Team

  16. THE CO-LOCATED UNIT A CLIENT’S PERSPECTIVE The Value of a Co-located Team

  17. HOW DO WE MEASURE SUCCESS? • 2018 REUNIFICATION RATES FOR: • FDC Graduates : 96% • Clients who voluntarily terminate: 73% • Vs. General Dependency Pop.: 48% • 2018 REACTIVATION RATES FOR: • FDC Graduates: 2% • Vs. all dependencies: 18% The Value of a Co-located Team

  18. HOW DO WE MEASURE THE VALUE OF TEAMWORK? • Today: Client statements, outcomes • Tomorrow: Focus groups The Value of a Co-located Team

  19. THANK YOU! Jenny Zelt, jzelt@sc.pima.gov, 520-724-4780 Stacey Stufflebean, Stacey.Stufflebean@azdcs.gov, 520-724-5086 Linda Perry, lperry@sc.pima.gov, 520-724-4406 Family Drug CourtPima County Juvenile Court2225 E. Ajo WayTucson, AZ 85713

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