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Retreat Item - Monitoring and Evaluation of County's Goals <br /> seniors. and Social Services mental health needs of <br /> • Thorough review of services from • Cardinal Innovations students <br /> Cardinal. participation in Master <br /> Aging Plan development <br /> • Public Health needs <br /> assessment for mental <br /> health services <br /> • Criminal justice mental <br /> health work group <br /> created <br /> • Improved access to jail <br /> psychiatric treatment <br /> • Diversion of EMS <br /> patients experiencing <br /> mental health issues <br /> • Crisis intervention <br /> training for law <br /> enforcement <br /> • Community <br /> Paramedicine—assess <br /> living conditions and <br /> conduct physical <br /> assessment <br /> TRANSPORTATION (1 VOTE) <br /> • Identify initiatives or ways to • Study of transportation • Apply local funds to <br /> leverage current programs to help barriers for social address department <br /> break cycle of poverty services completed specific transportation <br /> • Employment as articulated by staff • New Transportation needs <br /> (crossed with transportation as Department created • Transportation strategy <br /> relevant). and Transit Director for individuals released <br /> • Survey of unmet transportation hired from jail/magistrate <br /> needs for education and • Resolve parking issues <br /> employment needs of low income at Chapel Hill <br /> residents, used to prioritize courthouse <br /> additional services. <br /> CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC • Implemented • Explore Reentry <br /> SAFETY (Not originally identified by misdemeanor diversion Council for jail and <br /> BOCC) program for young prison releases in the <br /> people community <br /> • Racial justice task force • Pilot program for law <br /> and equity training enforcement assisted <br /> • Judicial District diversion as an <br />