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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Lionel Chatman, =
County Probation Officer Costa
DATE: February 6, 2007 q T��oUn County
SUBJECT: PROBATION APPLICATION FOR MENTALLY ILL OFFENDER FUNDING
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Probation Officer, or designee to apply for and accept funding from the
State of Califbrnia Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) in an amount of $1,370,407. for the period
January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 in an effort to reduce involvement of mentally ill juvenile offenders
in the criminal justice system.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The grant will fund one Licensed Mental Health Professional (Team Leader), one Parent Partner, three
Deputy Probation Officers (one for each region of the County), a part-time Public Health Nurse and a
part-time Educational Liaison. The grant requires a 25% match which may be met through hard (cash) or
soft (in-kind) matching or a combination of both.
BACKGROUND:
AB 1811 established the Mentally III Offender Crime Reduction Grant program, to be administered by the
Corrections Standards Authority with the goal of reducing the involvement of mentally ill offenders in the
justice system. The Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) awarded Contra Costa County a MIOCR
grant for the Children's Alternative Treatment (CAT) Project. The CAT Project is designed to strengthen
our assessment capabilities and expand best practice mental health treatment resources for juvenile
offenders.
Like most jurisdictions, Contra Costa County's juvenile justice system includes significant numbers of
minors with serious mental health problems. The purpose of this project will be to reduce recidivism
through treatment in partnership with parents. The project will serve eligible youth locally, in community-
based treatment programs. The Mentally III Offender Grant services will be concentrated in the areas of
the County singled out for service as part of the Disproportionate Minority Contact project.
Components of the project will include: significantly enhanced risk/needs assessment of minors and
creation of a multi-agency assessment team to make treatment recommendations to the Juvenile Court.
Eligible minors with be placed on specialized family Probation caseloads and placed in proven
("evidence-based") family therapy programs. The program will also include "Parent Partners" who will
encourage families to participate (enrollment in treatment will be voluntary) and represent the families in
the project. If appropriate, minors will also receive "wraparound" services based on the mental health's
existing wraparound program.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ✓YES SIGNATURE: (!% .
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RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SIGNATURE(S):
Action of Board n: L "Z O%o Approved as Recommended Other
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
UNANIMOUS(ABSEN ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
AYES: NOES: SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
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ATTESTEDL
CONTACT: Lionel Chatman 313-4188 JOHN CULLEN,CL RK OF MtPUTY
Cc: Probation,Cynthia Haven SUPERVI ORS AND COU
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BY
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
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ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Resolution No. 2007/4
Subject: Mentally III Offender Crime Reduction Grant Program
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Probation Department is seeking state funds
available through the Mentally III Offender Crime Reduction (MIOCR) grant program
administered by the Corrections Standards Authority (hereafter referred to as CSA), be it
resolved that the Board of Supervisors:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County Probation Officer of the County
of Contra Costa, Lionel D. Chatman, is authorized on behalf of the Board of Supervisors,to
submit the grant proposal for this funding and to sign the Mentally III Offender Crime
Reduction Program Grant Agreement with the CSA; including any amendments thereof,
on behalf of the county, in the amount of $1,370,407.00 for the first eighteen months;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the county will provide all matching funds
required for the MIOCR grant;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the county will not use grant funds received
hereunder to supplant expenditures controlled by this body.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County agrees to abide by the statutes and
regulations governing the MIOCR Grant Program as well as the terms and conditions of the
Agreement as set forth by the CSA.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy
of an action taken and entered on the minutes of
the Board of Supervisors on the date shown:
ATTESTED:
JOHN CULLEN, Clerk of the Board of `
Supervisors and County Administrator
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By 10 puty
Contact: Cynthia Haven 3-4199
cc: CCC Probation Department
County Administrator
CSA c/o Probation
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RESOLUTION NO. 2007/