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Housing Matters Michael Nail Executive Director Board Members: Albert R. Murray, Chair; Terry E. Barnard, Vice-Chair; James E. Donald; James W. Mills & Braxton Cotton
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Relevance of Housing Georgia Reentry Impact Project research (2006) surveyed 300+ inmates and staff: housing identified as the #1 reentry need Parole Board research (2003 & 2010): one residence change increases recidivism risk by 25% Four moves double the risk of re-arrest
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Reentry Housing Continuum Transitional housing: 1 st residence following release from jail/prison Live with others Personal space, safety and freedom is externally controlled Personal residence Others live with you Experience intrinsic value, worth and valued role in the community = recovery
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Presentation’s Focus: Parole Board Resources Transitional Housing for Offender Reentry (THOR) Directory Reentry Partnership Housing (RPH)
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THOR Directory Online, searchable database of ~120 self-pay housing facilities: www.parole.georgia.gov Approved for probationers, inmates leaving prison and parolees
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THOR Directory Standards include ongoing communications with supervising officers and the quality of the recovery environment safety & health factors Three types of facilities: 1) Structured housing 2) Standard recovery residences and 3) Intensive recovery residences Initiated in 2002
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Structured Housing Provides a safe environment in which to live - substance abuse or mental health services not offered but other programming may be available
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Recovery Residences Safe and healthy housing for residents needing more than outpatient services to establish/maintain abstinence from alcohol and other drugs and criminal behavior Standard: 1 or more hours of substance abuse services per week Intensive: 5 or more hours of substance abuse counseling per week
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Transitional Housing for Offender Reentry (THOR) Directory Currently 126 approved facilities: Structured housing = 30 Standard recovery residence = 58 Intensive recovery residence = 38 Facilities that accept: Mental health/co-occurring = 111 Sex offender = 7
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Reentry Partnership Housing (RPH) Collaboration between SBPP, DOC, and DCA begun in 2006 Eligibility: inmates beyond their tentative parole month who do not have a valid residence Pre-approved housing providers receive first 3 months’ room & board - $600 per month per parolee
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Reentry Partnership Housing (RPH) 427 placements in FY2013 87% of placements remain active or successfully completed parole FY2011-13 cost avoidance: $20,908,148.78 (parole supervision vs. remaining in prison)
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Reentry Partnership Housing (RPH) 30 housing providers: Program capacity = 226 136 current participants 12 participants are Mental Health Level 3 and those housing providers receive $675 per month for MH inmates for 4 months – allows time for SSI/SSDI approval
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Partnerships with DBHDD Advantage Behavioral Health Systems (ABHS)/Reentry Partnership Housing P ilot Long-term housing via RPH for DOC Level 3 & 4 mental health inmates who have no other housing options. ABHS provides treatment, peer support, medication monitoring, 24/7 crisis intervention.
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Reentry Housing Challenges Affordable housing Sex offender housing Felony exclusions from public housing Prosocial community support Pervasive stigma and discrimination: Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY)
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Housing Matters Michael Nail Executive Director Board Members: Albert R. Murray, Chair; Terry E. Barnard, Vice-Chair; James E. Donald; James W. Mills & Braxton Cotton
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