1. Clarke County Partners
CIT is Community
Clarke County Partners
Katie McFarland, LCSW
Program Manager, Accountability Courts
and Criminal Justice, 
Advantage Behavioral Health
Kristen Daniel, LMSW
Case Manager, Athens-Clarke County Treatment and
Accountability Court
Robie Cochran, Senior Police Officer
CIT Coordinator Athens-Clarke Co. Police Dept.
Note: Introduce our roles

2. Intro to our Programs-
MH Unit, MH Court, CSB

3. Athens, Georgia Home of the University of Georgia
Population as of 2014 was 119,648
The poverty rate is 37.8%

4. Athens Clarke County Criminal/Behavioral Health Systems Data
1842 individuals were arrested during the study window; October – December 2015
706 were Advantage clients (38%)
40 were referred to Advantage but were never seen (2%)
1096 were unaffiliated with Advantage (60%)
Why do we collaborate? DATA

5. 706 Advantage Clients
1135 Not Advantage Clients
History of multiple arrests
91%
68%
Avg # of lifetime arrests
12.7
5.4
Total lifetime arrests
8986
6095
Avg length of stay in jail
22.7 days
8.1 days
Return to jail in 2016*
53%
36%
More Data

6. How to we Collaborate?
Talk about communication, s, TAC staffing's, Robie’s reports, site visits, CIT Training etc.
Top DOWN Support!!!! Can’t do it w/out leadership supporting us!

7. Man in Crisis

8. Contact Information:
Robie Cochran:
Katie McFarland:
Kristen Daniel: