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1 Sumter County Jail Diversion of the Mentally III Florida Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Substance Abuse (CJMHSA) Reinvestment Act Strategic Plan Effective Date: July 1, 2009 Objectives in ~',cd have been completed; ',el""c:l"' in process CJMHSA Reinvestment Short Term Goals: 1-2 Years Objectives Expected OutcomeslActions Key Partners 1. Create a Structure and 1 1 C:::c>:;ff!rm th(~ i',id!i(.::. ~' ~'_ IPSCC members agree to PSCC Members July 2009 Process for Planning and C,~,,!I"C'" ",'ju continue working on the Evaluation ":) '.kj > _,...): diversion plan with approval of,,,,0 Board of County mc.'\!tgm:g 'I'm' ev,,", <Ill Commissioners (BOCC). \ Ge2ate or... c(:sses 2nd ccrnrn.ttee PSCC bylaws or mission, vision PSCC Members with August 2009 strut::u(s it:; ensure on;:;o:ng and work statements that technical support from [,ian n.c i!onnq ar.o 8vaiuakm. details how the strategic plan WellFlorida Council monitoring and evaluation will occur, (WFC) andloror the Florida CJMHSA Technical Assistance (TAC) --::,;,:\~-,11Sh 8 Committee membership PSCC Members with August 2009 :y,::'ntation UVt,,,,,,,,,, identified and scope of work technical support from 'i:' :ll::'8 defined, WFC andlor TAC,.. S.TdDliSh an EV/tk.;Z;WDi' Committee membership PSCC Members with August 2009 "'''1 Jt<::' t;~ identified and scope of work technical support from defined. WFC andlor TAC for lfst!y18jc!( First priority to address is PSCC Members July 2009 identified and action plan to achieve is determined, 1,6 Seek local, state, federal or At least one completed and PSCC Members and February 2010 and private grant funding to support submitted application to submit Other Key Ongoing planning and implementation of ongoing planning andlor Stakeholders selected priority, implementation activities, 2 Diverllndividua/s from 2,1 Conduct demand and cost Demand and cost study SPIOC or designated [September 2009 Jails to Services via a assessment for such a court. detailing potential utilization with technical Mental Health Diversion and cost of court, support from TAC Sumter County Diversion Strategic Plan

2 Court 2,2 Identify appropriate court model Review report of best practices SPIOC or designated September 2009 for our cornmurutv and site visits to existing courts. PSCC members 2.3 Develop operational and Manual or document of SPI0C;; or designated December 2009 eligibility policies, procedures and proposed court policies, protocols procedures and protocols. PSCC members Other key stakeholders 2.4 Identify potential lead agency. Lead agency identified and SPIOC or designated December 2009 memorandum of understanding or agreement executed PSCC members pending funding availability. Other key stakeholders 2.5 Secure funding. Local, state, federal or private SPIOC or designated April 2010 grant or recurring funding is identified and secured. PSCC members Other key stakeholders 2.6 Appropriate agreements are Begin Screening & Direct Jail All parties who are April 2010 negotiated and signed. Diversion required to fulfill obligations under the courtstructure 3. Expand Crisis J 1 P~O'J)C ';:<Wc,'l(<.Jtl Oq \tjtiat CIT Enhanced advertisement or July 2009 Intervention Training (C/T) oupcrturuues,jr,,', avail8tjie. marketing of CIT courses to law Opportunities for Sumter enforcement, corrections and SPIOC or designated County first responder personnel in Sumter County. :~::~~~kct::::;~~;:~;i:~;~~~ :i;' ' promising practices around the 3.2 Review of CIT best and September 2009 that lr-. "'" country. Also, an assessment SPIOC or designated to determine the barriers to conventional CIT in Sumter County (if any). ;; 3 tr.ve suaa.e how 1:ralnrf19 COU:,1 ~:;:.! Assessment of technical, December 2009 I'YOU;i,t directly to, ""'"1'''' w~ II I, County physical and logistical concerns Sumter County Diversion Strategic Plan 2

3 ra:',<:'; ',:';;11; IJC cmwucwd outsld'~' -:.f and constraints of current CIT SPIOC or designated the co'..j;ty training and how they can be overcome. 3A Cr,,"te specialized CiT te"in" '''FiJI'>' 'u' _ Wim a sep;3rate,~ppm8c,~~"h:h co: rectiof~~l~ 1~~~CGIS an: etifo: ce.ne ill offlcia!s, SPIOC or designated April Investigate participation in the Determine how to participate SPIOC or designated December 2009 statewide Florida CIT Council. and begin sending representation from Sumter County. 3.6 Graduate Sumter County law enforcement and corrections personnel from the CIT program. The CIT training will become operational in a manner befitting Sumter County's I"'" SPIOC or designated June Enhance the Ability of 4.1 lovestiqate mental health Identify screening tool and SPIOC or designated August 2009 the Jail to Provide More sc~u.en:n9 tools and best practices process for Sumter County Jail Effective and Useful Mental for :beir Lise. Screening experts at Health TAC 4.2 Develop screening tool usage Policies, procedures, protocols SPIOC or designated October 2009 protocols and decision tree. and processes for how the new mental health screening tool is utilized must be developed. Sumter County Diversion Strategic Plan 3

4 4.3 Re-design intake forms and print New intake forms will be Screening experts at November 2009 or re-print intake forms accordingly developed or an additional form TAC to account for new mental health (the screen) will be added to screening tool. the existing packet of forms to be completed. 4.4 Train key personnel to All key personnel who must Implementation January 2010 administer the new menial health administer the screen will be Committee screening tool. trained to effectively administer the screen. A database to store the new screening data will have to be developed or the existing database must be updated to include this new information. 5. Enhance the discharge 5.1 Create a resource list or manual Printed and/or online manual SPIOC or designated December 2009 planning from the jail for that includes referral resources for that is regularly updated to persons with mental illness. persons with mental Illness. include all community-based Barbara Wheeier of the social service referral Mid-Florida Homeless resources for persons with Coalition mental illness newly discharged Judge Morley from jail. 5.2 Create a mechanism to insure Travel via existing public SPIOC or designated December 2009 transportation for mentally ill persons transportation and to most critical mental health transportation disadvantaged resource immediately upon release providers for persons with Person released from from jail. mental illness immediately jail upon release from jail. May be Transportation a donated service or may have providers a slight cost paid for by person through a token or voucher system. 5.3 Investigate opportunities to take Shared medical records or data SPIOC or designated December 2009 advantage of the fact that the jail, or communications processes LifeStream and Langley Medicai that will help facilitate a client's all use the same psychiatrist access to services once for services. released from incarceration. Sumter County Diversion Strategic Plan 4

5 Langley Medical Cetner Person released from jail 5.4 Investigate SSI/SSDI Outreach, Implementation of this training June 2010 Access and Recovery (SOAR) in the jail and placement of an of Children training and other similar training individual within the jail that can and Families that helps individual secure or re- assist inmates with these Local federal SSI office instate benefits. benefit securing and re- Barbara Wheeler of instatementactivities prior to Mid-Florida Homeless their release. This could be a Coalition stand-alone program but would Person to be released work most effectively with a full- from jail time case manager. 5.5 Implement a full-time case Provide at least 1.0 FTE of SOCC December 2010 manager within the jail to address case management capability to the in-house and community re-entry inmates with mental illness to needs of inmates with mental illness. assist them in transitioning back into the community upon Inmate to be released release from jail. from jail Long-Term Goals: 3-5 Years 6. Implement a mini- To be determined. To be determined. To be determined. To be determined. Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team 7. Increase the Number of To be determined. To be determined. To be determined. To be determined. Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Beds in Community Strategic planning template and technical assistance provided by Mark Englehardt, Associate Director; Florida Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Substance Abuse (CJMHSA) Technical Assistance, Sumter County Diversion Strategic Plan 5