Justice Division Strategic Planning 2016-2017

justice division overview Advocate for the expansion of mental health and substance use disorder services/funding to offenders; promote innovative strategies to divert offenders with behavioral health disorders; support initiatives to treat incarcerated offenders; and promote specialized re-entry initiatives for this target population. Develop policy and funding recommendations Promote innovative practices Serve as liaison with the Department of Corrections on regulatory issues

Total Offenders Participating in Community-Based Substance Abuse Programs on June 30, 2015 Number/Percentage By Program Type Total Offenders on Active Supervision = 139,833 Total Offenders Who Had or Were Participating in Community-Based Substance Abuse Programs = 43,270 (30.9%) Statistics as of June 30, 2015, provided by the Bureau of Research & Data Analysis 4/21/2016

Trends FY 2015/2016 On average, there was an approximate 60% success rate for all non-secure programs statewide On average, there was an approximate 58% success rate for all long term-secure programs statewide 25% of non-secure participants are between the age of 18-24 Older clients were more successful than younger clients for all program types. Those aged 45 and older were the most successful of all releases from non-secure (79%) Long-term Secure (84%) and outpatient (83%).

Trends Continued: On average, there was an approximate 86% success rate for all in-prison intensive outpatient programs Statewide. On average, there was an approximate 70% success rate for all In-Prison residential Therapeutic Community programs statewide. Older inmates were more successful than younger inmates or all program types. Those aged 45 and older were the most successful of all exits from Intensive Outpatient Program (92%) Residential Therapeutic Community (84%).

2015-2016 Strategic Goals Mental Health and Co-Occurring Services Mental health reentry pilot implementation Promotion of co-occurring services within DOC Promote inclusion of co-occurring services in budget Mental health services redesign workgroup Impacts/Benefits of Justice Interventions Reinvestment Grant Inform on Medication Assisted Treatment Promote and support judicial education initiatives Inform benefits and cost offsets of diversion and treatment initiatives Early Intervention Promote adult civil citation Create and promote innovative treatment approaches for offenders with >3 yrs Inform on True Cost of Delivery Analyze true cost of service delivery Promote revised payment structure to fund mental health overlay

Secured nearly $1 million to expand mental health overlay and co-occurring beds at existing community programs Worked closely with the department to ensure implementation of mental health or co- occurring overlay to offenders OUTCOMES GOAL 1: mental health and co-occurring overlay services

OUTCOMES Reinvestment Grant Medication Assisted Treatment modified structure of the reinvestment grant review committee to include a representative of fadaa, fccmh, and managing entities Secured additional $6 million for reinvestment grant (total $9 million) Expanded pool of applicants who may apply to include community-based providers Medication Assisted Treatment Secured $5 million recurring (plus carryover) for use of vivitrol Provided training and technical assistance to provider on use of vivitrol Mental Health Court – HB 439 Codifies mental health courts into law OUTCOMES GOAL 2: Impacts of justice interventions

OUTCOMES Promoted SB 618/HB 1031 Civil Citation: Laid groundwork GOAL 3: Early intervention Promoted SB 618/HB 1031 Civil Citation: Laid groundwork Researched and catalogued Innovative approaches used nationwide GOAL 4: Informing on true cost of delivery Developed fact sheets and infograph on the costs of delivery and savings/impacts to the state

Continuing and Emerging issues: justice 2016-2017

JUSTICE DIVISION: Strategic Priorities 2016-2017 Inform – Policymakers, Providers, Community Effective Reinvestment Grant Strategies Facts on Medication Assisted Treatment Location/Type of Citation Programs (misdemeanor and marijuana); promote intervention/assessment Treatment length and protocols Justice Innovations Keynote at annual conference Policy Promotion Increase use of citation/diversion programs Expand mental health diversion programs Promote review of drug sentencing laws/reduce penalties Support and promote community operated inmate transition/work release Promote strategies that improve offender employment opportunities Protect existing funding Review drug court statute re time in treatment

JUSTICE DIVISION: Strategic Priorities 2016-2017 Drug Court/Mental Health Court Initiative Inform on medication assisted treatment Inform on time in treatment Promote training for judges Expand diversion options Encourage implementation of SB 377 Department of Corrections Policies Inform on rates Implement mental health overlay on community beds Unfilled position timeframe County corrections /law enforcement fulfilling security requirement Clarify medical care policy Promote court liaisons Link/align with Justice Groups – FJJA/FL Association of Drug Courts