1. Key Legislative Outcomes 2017
Lisa Peterson, PhD DOCR

2. HB 1041 Pre-trial services pilot with pre-trial risk assessment
First time drug and paraphernalia offenses from C Felonies to A misdemeanors
Allows people with drug-related felonies to access assistance

3. SB 2015 Section 5 $500,000 to Behavioral Health Division
Develop and implement a strategic plan to increase behavioral health workforce across the state

4. SB 2015 Section 8
Provides for the creation of an inmate population management plan
Applicable to county and state corrections systems
Jail and prison beds are a finite resource
Encourages alternatives to incarceration
Prioritization based on numerous factors

5. SB 2015 Section 9 Creates a community-based behavioral health program
Collaboration between DOCR and DHS Behavioral Health Division
Public-private partnership
Performance-based reimbursement
Participants prioritized based on criminogenic risk and need and behavioral health diagnosis and functional status
Local case coordination teams
Expand access to full continuum of care and expand provider workforce

6. SB 2015 Section 11
Interim study of correctional behavioral healthcare needs

7. Guiding Principles Best Practice Data-Driven Person-Centered
Assess Participant Risk and Need Levels Using Actuarial Tools
Target Interventions
Provide Skills Training for Staff and Monitor Their Delivery of Service
Data-Driven
Measure Relevant Practices and Processes
Person-Centered
Enhance Participant Motivation
Train Staff and Deliver Services in a Manner that is Trauma-Informed

8. Guiding Principles Recovery-Oriented Transparency
Engage Ongoing Support in the Community
Transparency
Provide Measurement Feedback

9. Community Engagement Model
Inform local stakeholders
Identify “early adopters”
Determine local needs
Engage potential service providers
Develop peer support network