1. North Carolina TASC NC TASC Bridging Systems for Effective Offender Care Management

2. North Carolina TASC What is TASC? While the justice system is concerned about public safety, the treatment community is concerned about changing behavior & reducing personal suffering associated with substance abuse & mental illness. Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities (TASC) is a program that connects the justice system & treatment system to improve mental health & reduce drug use & crime in all 100 North Carolina counties.

3. North Carolina TASC What TASC Does Screening & Assessment for Treatment & Recovery Support Needs, including alcohol & other drug use; type of justice system involvement; medical, family, social, education, employment & treatment histories Matching Clients with the Correct Type of Care, Support Services & Providers Care Management that coordinates Service Needs & Criminal Justice Requirements by planning, linking, advocating, monitoring, reporting & ongoing assessment of progress

4. North Carolina TASC TASC Eligibility Involved in the Criminal Justice System or released from the Dept of Correction after completing a prison treatment program Agrees to participate Evidence of a history or potential substance abuse &/or mental health problem, including drug- related charges

5. North Carolina TASC FY09-10 TASC Statistics TASC Served: 17,041 79% Male 53% Non-White 59% less than 31yo –24% 16-21yo 88% Not Married 53% No HS Diploma 42% Unemployed Admissions

6. North Carolina TASC TASC Facts $1.50 per client per day or $547 per year (2% of the $27,000 average cost of incarcerating a person in a prison in NC for a year) 2000 Recidivism Report to the General Assembly* 86% had at least 1 previous arrest (mean # 2.6) 61% were NOT re- arrested within 2 years of discharge *NC Sentencing & Policy Advisory Commission 43% Abuse & 42% Dependence Diagnosis 83% Intermediate Punishment or Community at Risk for Revocation Offenders 51% Felony Offenders 50% Drug Offenses 6 Month Average Length of Stay 53% Successfully Completed in FY09-10