SUPERVISED SUPERVISED

DIVERSIONARYDIVERSIONARY

PROGRAMPROGRAM

• 54-5654-56l l (Effective Oct. 1, 2008) (Effective Oct. 1, 2008): : Created a Created a diversionary program that combines diversionary program that combines mental health treatment with probation mental health treatment with probation supervision for defendants with psychiatric supervision for defendants with psychiatric disabilities.disabilities.

• Psychiatric disability is defined as a Psychiatric disability is defined as a mental or emotional condition, other than mental or emotional condition, other than solely substance abuse, that has solely substance abuse, that has substantial adverse effects on the substantial adverse effects on the defendant’s ability to function and defendant’s ability to function and requires care and treatment *requires care and treatment *

* Per CGS 54-56* Per CGS 54-56ll

BACKGROUND

OVERVIEW OF ELIGIBILITY OVERVIEW OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIACRITERIA

• Defendant must be amenable to treatment and Defendant must be amenable to treatment and supervision (CSSD)supervision (CSSD)

• Not more than 1 prior use of the SDP (CSSD)Not more than 1 prior use of the SDP (CSSD)

• Excluded charges are consistent with provision Excluded charges are consistent with provision set forth in the statute pertaining to Pretrial set forth in the statute pertaining to Pretrial Accelerated Rehabilitation, 54-56e sub. (c) Accelerated Rehabilitation, 54-56e sub. (c) (CSSD) -- *crimes or violations are not of a (CSSD) -- *crimes or violations are not of a serious nature. serious nature.

• Client found to have a psychiatric disability who Client found to have a psychiatric disability who would benefit from treatment. (CSSD will refer would benefit from treatment. (CSSD will refer to appropriate provider – can be CSSD’s to appropriate provider – can be CSSD’s Contracted Provider)Contracted Provider)

* CGS* CGS

• The mental health provider will The mental health provider will determine if the defendant has a determine if the defendant has a psychiatric disability requiring psychiatric disability requiring treatmenttreatment

• The provider will provide treatment The provider will provide treatment recommendations for all eligible recommendations for all eligible clientsclients

• CSSD staff will inform the court of CSSD staff will inform the court of the eligibility status/ the eligibility status/ recommendations for treatment recommendations for treatment

ELIGIBILITYELIGIBILITY

• ApplicationsApplications 627627

• InvestigationsInvestigations 468468

– PendingPending 166166

– Denied \ WithdrawnDenied \ Withdrawn6060

– GrantedGranted 242242

• Approximately 50 additional Investigations Approximately 50 additional Investigations are ordered each month, an increase of are ordered each month, an increase of 50% from program inception50% from program inception

STATISTICS

• Active ClientsActive Clients233233

• Successful CompletionsSuccessful Completions66

• Unsuccessful CompletionsUnsuccessful Completions33

• All program participants will be All program participants will be followed for recidivismfollowed for recidivism

OUTCOMES

Other Pretrial Mental Other Pretrial Mental Health InitiativesHealth Initiatives

• ASIST at seven (7) AIC’sASIST at seven (7) AIC’s• Jail Re-InterviewJail Re-Interview• Jail Diversion (DMHAS)Jail Diversion (DMHAS)• CREST (DMHAS)CREST (DMHAS)