Courtesy of National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) and Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Jamaica. Please do not reproduce without permission. Overview of Pilot Substance Abuse Treatment & Rehabilitation Programme for Offenders Presenter: Gile E. Campbell Director, Rehabilitation

DCS’S Substance Abuse Programme The Rehabilitation Unit  Goal of Unit Empowerment of clients to enable their smooth re-entry into the society.

Programmes Available  Vocational  Counseling  Life skills  Academic

Life Skills Areas to be covered:  Anger management  Sexuality  Self esteem  Family Life & Spirituality  Literacy  Entrepreneurship

DATA  46 % of inmates are substance abusers  11.2 % of current inmate population is incarcerated on drug related charges

The Programme  Has been in gestation stage since 2004  Is being developed with the assistance of OAS & NCDA  Target group is all inmates serving 1-3 years & all juvenile offenders  Pilot to be carried out at T.S.A.C.C.

Why T.S.A.C.C.?  Population composition  Physical infrastructure  Location  Life Skills Programme also to be piloted there

Project Goal  To prevent and minimize the incidence of Substance Abuse and provide a Treatment and Rehabilitation Support System for custodial clients of the DCS

Project Objectives  To establish a Project Management Committee  To conduct a Situational Analysis Exercise  Use findings of Situation Analysis to design training programme  Conduct designed training programme - 3 mths.

Project Objectives  Plan intervention strategies to prevent/minimize the incidence of Substance Abuse and provide a treatment & rehabilitation support system

Expected Outcomes  Situational Needs Analysis Survey  Development of an individual assessment tool  Development of Treatment, Monitoring &Evaluation protocol

Expected Outcomes  Greater collaboration and communication among treatment providers—drug court, Patricia House, Salvation Army, etc  Integration of existing adjunctive services  Quality assurance, Research & Monitoring

Phases of Project  Planning establishing steering committee. situational analysis. project design & proposal writing.

Phases of Project  Training -Therapeutic Jurisprudence - Counseling - Educational -Research and evaluation

Phases of Project  Implementation - aims and objectives - monitoring - supply reduction.

Phases of Project  Research and Evaluation  Strengths and Weaknesses  Recommendation

Benefits of the Programme  Reduction in the rate of recidivism  Reduced inmate/ward population  Provisions of treatment for inmates/wards instead of warehousing them  Releasing productive beings into the society  Enhancing the value of family life & production THANK YOU