S Manager - Criminal Justice Partnership Program Grant Application

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16 Substance Abuse Program The Orange-Chatham Criminal Justice Partnership Advisory Board plans to contract with an existing county agency (the OPC Mental Health Center) or with a private for-profit/ private non-profit agency to develop, implement, administer, coordinate, monitor and evaluate this program. A request for proposals will be developed and a contractor hired to plan the program. The programmatic approach is eclectic in nature, drawing upon a menu of options or service alternatives to which an offender could be referred based on individualized needs. Inclusive in the options would be the use of existing programs/services for which there would be no cost (i.e. self-help group involvement) and/or the payment of fees for services needed in the rehabilitation of offenders. The Department of Probation would refer targeted offenders to the proposed TASC Program or directly to the contracted service provider for an assessment by a case manager. Based on the outcome of the assessment, the case manager would then refer the offender to the appropriate level(s) of care to meet the individualized needs identified. The case manager may make no treatment referral based on the absence of a problem or the presence of criminality and substance abuse impairment that is not likely to be significantly impacted by the provision of additional services. The case manager would be responsible for monitoring the offender's involvement in all aspects of the service delivery system for up to 12 months, reporting compliance/non-compliance to the Department of Probation at regular intervals. Offenders will likely begin intensive levels of service and transition to continuing care where they may be served as long as appropriate. The service provider would make the determination as to whether to expend funds for needed services within the guidance provided by the advisory board. Those services for which expenditures may be necessary are intensive outpatient services, detoxification, inpatient treatment, residential services, vocational services, transportation and urine testing. It is also envisioned that one full-time and one part-time case manager would be needed for this program, with staffing and training falling in the purview of the service provider. The service provider must develop a monitoring and evaluation system. The program provider would make at least quarterly reports to the Orange-Chatham Criminal Justice Partnership Advisory Board as to progress on goals and objectives. Program progress will be shared with the Boards of Commissioners at regular intervals and reported to the State Criminal Justice Partnership Program annually. Partnership funds will be the only financial resource for the provision of this program.