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Female Offender Re-Entry Skills Training (FOREST)

Female Offender Re-Entry Skills Training (FOREST). ****************************************************************************. Colorado Division of Behavioral Health (DBH), Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) and Aurora Mental Health Center (AuMHC). Beginning. In the Beginning…

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Female Offender Re-Entry Skills Training (FOREST)

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  1. Female Offender Re-Entry Skills Training (FOREST) **************************************************************************** Colorado Division of Behavioral Health (DBH), Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) and Aurora Mental Health Center (AuMHC)

  2. Beginning • In the Beginning… • Colorado Tobacco Settlement monies used to fund mental health projects • Colorado State Senate Bill 97 was passed in 2007 • AuMHC selected; postponed project due to legislative funding cut • Partnership with NIC pursued regarding preparation for FOREST project

  3. FOREST • NIC + AuMHC + C-DOC • NIC Technical Assistance Grant • Fact Finding (December ’07) • New York • Bedford Hills Correctional Facility • Ohio • Hamilton County Jail and Community Programs • Training (July ’08) • AuMHC staff • DOC staff

  4. FOREST • NIC + AuMHC + C-DOC • Fact Finding Team • Richard Swanson, AuMHC/ARI • Camille Carraher, Denver Women’s Correctional Facility • Mark Olson, AuMHC • Heather Elliot, Adult Parole/Community Corrections /YOS (C-DOC funded)

  5. FOREST • NIC + AuMHC + C-DOC • Trainers • Doreen Salina, Ph.D. • Cook County Sheriff’s Department of Women’s Justice Services (DWJS) • Xiomara Santos, LMSW • Heritage Health and Housing

  6. FOREST Meet the Trainers

  7. Training

  8. Training

  9. Planting FOREST • AuMHC was selected in 2008 to receive funds • Created a partnership with • Division of Behavioral Health – funding/monitoring • C-DOC – client referral • Community Transitions Program (CTP) to operate FOREST project • Chose to work with female offender population • Underserved population • Conveniently located facility (DWCF)

  10. Denver Women’s Correctional Facility

  11. FOREST • Project based on a paradigm used to identify and rehabilitate and help damaged forest ecosystems recover • Useful in assisting mentally ill female offenders recover from factors that led to their incarceration and extending recovery to successfully return to the community.

  12. FOREST • SURVEYING • In facility • RE-ORGANIZATION • In facility • AGGRADATIONS • In facility • TRANSITION • In community • STEADY STATE • In community

  13. FOREST • Target Population • Inclusionary criteria • Female • Mentally ill; Axis I diagnosis • Substance abuse/dependence (not exclusionary) • Non-violent • Motivated • Aurora connection/resident

  14. FOREST • Target Population • Exclusionary criteria • Sex offenders • Violent offenders • Offenders with parole plans to other areas • Unmotivated offenders

  15. FOREST • FOREST Services • Delivered by CTP staff assigned to FOREST • Intensive Duals Diagnosis Treatment (IDDT) • Trauma intervention • Forensic Intensive Case Management • FOREST case management centric system • Transitional Housing • Vocational/Employment readiness • Psychiatric services/Medication

  16. FOREST • Specialized Services • Brokered by FOREST case management • Delivered by AuMHC Divisions • Outpatient • Child and Family • Intensive Outpatient • Other forensic services • Community medical services

  17. FOREST • Funding • DBH funnels SB97 money as funding source for FOREST • AuMHC provides some resource matching • Housing • Post program client care • FOREST clients have mixed benefit experience • Some have benefits and hx of benefit reciept • Some have never had benefits

  18. FOREST • Role of Adult Parole, Community Corrections, and YOS (APCCYOS) • FOREST on caseload of single Community Parole Officer (CPO) • CPO is part of treatment team for FOREST • Staffing participation • In-reach participation • After hours availability to client and FOREST staff • CPO has reduced caseload • CPO is NIC and CIT trained

  19. FOREST • Role of Adult Parole, Community Corrections, and YOS (APCCYOS) • FOREST uses single APCCYOS supervisor for program coordination • APCCYOS supervisor reviews and approves parole plans to FOREST • APCCYOS supervisor reviews formal reports of parole violations • APCCYOS supervisor consults with assigned CPO regarding status of FOREST caseload

  20. FOREST • Response to client lapses in abstinence • Individualized • Considerate of community safety • Considerate of individual and circumstances • Response to client re-offenses • Individualized • Considerate of community safety first

  21. FOREST • Roadblocks • Access to medical records in C-DOC • Parole Board decisions • Transportation • Housing • Medical care in community • Impact of significant others on client/program • Multiple current/pending offenses/sentences in multiple counties • Medically prescribed pain management medication

  22. FOREST • Latest NIC + AuMHC + C-DOC project • Training funded by NIC • Scheduled for September 2009 • Prostitution is focus of training

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