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11/26/12. Assessing the Need in Pennsylvania. Kirk Heilbrun Ed Mulvey Carol Schubert Katy Winckworth-Prejsnar. Funded By:. Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) Department of Public Welfare Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS )
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11/26/12 Assessing the Need in Pennsylvania Kirk Heilbrun Ed Mulvey Carol Schubert Katy Winckworth-Prejsnar
Funded By: • Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) • Department of Public Welfare Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) • Oversight by the Mental Health and Justice Advisory Committee of PCCD Collaboration between Drexel University and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic University of Pittsburgh Medical School
Center of Excellence Staff • Edward P. Mulvey, Ph.D., Co-Director Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine • Kirk Heilbrun, Ph.D., Co-Director • Professor and Head, Department of Psychology, Drexel University • Carol A. Shubert, M.P.H., Senior Consultant • Research Program Administrator, Law and Psychiatry Program, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic • David DeMatteo, J.D., Ph.D., Senior Consultant • Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Drexel University Co-Director, JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology, Drexel University • Patricia A. Griffin, Ph.D., Senior Consultant • Consultant for a variety of agencies and organizations including the CMHS National GAINS Center & TAPA Center for Jail Diversion, the Philadelphia Dept. of Behavioral Health, and the Montgomery Dept. of Behavioral Health • Amanda Cross, Ph.D, Senior Research Associate • Katy Winckworth-Prejsnar, Project Coordinator • Sarah Filone, M.A., Project Coordinator
Many of the same people in multiple systems: Mental health Substance abuse Criminal justice Other social services Expensive - high service users, people who cycle and recycle through the system The Problem SOLUTION: Cross-Systems Coordination
Pennsylvania Center of ExcellenceGoals & Tools • Diversion • Technical Assistance • Sequential Intercept Model • Cross Systems Mapping and Action Planning Workshops • Education • Presentations • Consultation • Website
Web-based Resource Center www.pacenterofexcellence.pitt.edu
Sequential Intercept Model as our Organizing Tool
Sequential Intercepts The Ultimate Intercept I. Law Enforcement/Emergency Services II. Post-Arrest: Initial Detention/Initial Hearings III. Post-Initial Hearings: Jail/Prison, Courts, Forensic Evaluations and Commitments IV. Re-Entry From Jails, State Prisons, & Forensic Hospitalization V. Community Corrections & Community Support Munetz & Griffin Psychiatric Services 57: 544–549, 2006
Useful Organizing Tool • Identifies • Existing local services and systems • Issues considered important to local stakeholders • Data • Diagnosis • Strengths to be built upon • Helps everyone see “big picture” & how they fit • Helps diverse groups from various systems understand where/how everything fits • Intercepts provide “manageable” venues and opportunities for systems interventions
Five Key Points of Interception • Law enforcement / Emergency services • Booking / Initial court hearings • Jails / Courts • Re-entry • Community corrections / Community support
Cross-Systems Mapping Workshops
Workshop Tasks • Nurture cross-system collaboration • Map the local system • Inventory current resources, gaps, and opportunities • Agree on priorities • Build an Action Plan
Final Report • Cross-systems picture • Available for wide distribution • Provided in PDF and Word formats • County-Specific Narrative for each intercept • Gaps and Opportunities • Action Plan • Support for future funding applications • Reference/resource materials included Drexel University & University of Pittsburgh BlairCounty Report of the Cross-Systems Mapping Workshop June 8th and9th , 2011 Transforming Services for Persons with Mental Illness in Contact with the Criminal Justice System
Cross Systems Mapping Workshops What We’ve Learned About Pennsylvania
Common Gaps in Service • Intercept 1 • Law enforcement agencies have limited time for training • Law enforcement officers spend hours waiting with individuals at local hospital • Lack of detoxification and sobering services • Intercept 2 • Lack of pretrial services • Problems with video arraignment equipment • Intercept 3 • Many jail admissions requiring detoxification • Lack of treatment staff • Medical Assistance benefits terminated after admission • Intercept 4 • Significant gaps in aftercare medication • Limited continuity of care • Limited re-entry efforts • Few systematic efforts to reinstate or start MA and/or SS benefits • Intercept 5 • Not enough housing
What We’ve Learned About PA • Many opportunities as well: • Support for Training at Intercept 1 • Collaborative efforts among systems (CJABs, Problem Solving Courts, Forensic Treatment Teams) • Growing interest in Peer Support Services for forensic settings • Individuals dedicated to change
What We’ve Learned About PA • Most Common County Priorities • Training at Intercept One • Formalized detoxification procedure • Reduce strain on hospitals, jails, and law enforcement • Continuity of care from local jails to community • Aftercare Meds • Re-activation of benefits • Psychiatric Appointments • Housing • Information sharing across systems
23/27 identified SPR as a top priority 3 already has some type of SPR training in place
Specialized Police Response (SPR) Training : • Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) • Advanced CIT addressing veterans, military culture, and trauma topics • Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) -12 hour • MHFA – Public Safety 8 hour • Crisis Intervention Specialist (CIS) Police School • Family Training and Advocacy Center (FTAC) training
Specialized Police Response to People with Behavioral Health Problems in PA: A Survey of the Commonwealth A summary of results
Background • Survey developed by the COE regarding specialized police responses in PA Counties • Requested by Judge Zotolla and members of the Mental Health and Justice Advisory Committee (MHJAC) • Three groups targeted: • Law enforcement • County Office of Mental Health • Criminal Justice Advisory Board (CJAB) • Distributed with the assistance of PCCD and OMHSAS • Reflects views between December 2010-January 2011
What the survey covers • Respondent information • Activities taken to address responses to people with behavioral health challenges • Training provided in the area of behavioral health • Cross-system collaboration to address problems related to individuals with behavioral health challenges • Resources needed to better respond to people with behavioral health challenges • Opportunities for and barriers to change related to improving response to individuals with behavioral health challenges
Who Responded • Law Enforcement • 84 responses • 33 counties (1-9 responses per county) • Mental Health • 31 responses • 27 counties (1-3 responses per county) • CJAB • 21 responses • 16 counties (1-4 responses per county)
Responses: Training Percent of responses (received training on behavioral health issues) (provided training on behavioral health issues) (training provided to law enforcement on behavioral health issues)
Responses: Collaboration Percent reporting collaboration (Collaboration with non-law enforcement agencies) (Collaborate with law enforcement)
Responses: Needed Resources (to improve responses to people with behavioral health challenges) • In forced responses - over 80% in all 3 groups identified • Additional training on mental health issues • Crisis mental health services • In open-ended responses – all 3 groups identified • More training • Better access to crisis intervention services • Better system collaboration in the county
Responses: Barriers (to improving the response to people with behavioral health challenges)
For more information www.pacenterofexcellence.pitt.edu Contact: Katy Winckworth-Prejsnar Research Coordinator kw494@drexel.edu