Agenda Item # 3
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
05/24/2011
Agenda Report # 641
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Substance Abuse/Mental Health Services Grant
INITIATED BY: Superior Court
Recommendation: The Muscogee County Mental Health Court, Veterans Court and
Adult Felony Drug Court recommend that the Mayor and Council authorize the city
manager to submit a grant application for $400,000 to Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration and if approved authorize the courts
collaborative to engage community treatment providers and recovery providers to
address behavioral health needs of adults involved in the criminal justice
system and amend the Multi-Government Fund by the grant amount. No local match
is required for this grant.
Background: This grant program is a new approach to adult treatment drug court
and ex-offender reentry grant programs and to mental health systems
transformation grants programs (including jail diversion for individuals with
mental health needs. Previous adult drug court and offender reentry grants
funds have focused resources on expanding or enhancing treatment services to
those individuals with substance abuse/use treatment needs, and using funds
for jail diversion for individuals with mental health conditions to change
processes for dealing with individuals with behavioral health conditions. This
new approach combines previous and current criminal justice ? treatment linkage
programs with infrastructure planning and development activities to create new
court and community networks to transform the behavioral health system at the
community level.
Analysis: The Courts Collaborative is prepared to review the capabilities of
community treatment providers and recovery treatment providers and develop a
network of services for adults engaged in the criminal justice system.
Financial Considerations: This grant will be in the amount of $400,000 for a
three year period.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement: This is a three year grant which
does not obligate the Columbus Consolidated Government to continue the program
when the grant expires.
Legal Considerations: The Columbus Consolidated Government is eligible to
receive funds from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration.
Recommendations/ Actions: Authorize the city manager to submit a grant
application for $400,000 to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration and if approved authorize the courts collaborative to engage
community treatment providers and recovery providers to address behavioral
health needs of adults involved in the criminal justice system.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION IN THE
AMOUNT OF $400,000 TO THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TREATMENT AND RECOVERY FOR ADULTS WITH
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY BY
TRANSFORMING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL AND IF FUNDED
AUTHORIZE THE COURT COLLABORATIVE TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY TREATMENT PROVIDERS AND
RECOVERY PROVIDERS TO BETTER ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORAL NEEDS OF ADULTS WHO ARE
INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. NO LOCAL MATCH IS REQUIRED. AMEND
THE MULTI-GOVERNMENTAL FUND BY THE AMOUNT AWARDED.
WHEREAS, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is
accepting applications for grants of $400,000 under the Justice and Mental
Health Collaboration Program. This grant program is a new approach for adult
treatment drug court and ex-offender reentry grant programs and to mental
health systems transformation grants programs. Previous adult drug court and
offender reentry grants funds have focused resources on expanding or enhancing
treatment services to those individuals with substance abuse/use treatment
needs, and for jail diversion for individuals with mental health conditions to
change processes for dealing with individuals with behavioral health
conditions. This new approach combines previous and current SAMHSA criminal
justice ? treatment linkage programs with infrastructure planning and
development activities to create new court and community networks to transform
the behavioral health system at the community; and,
WHEREAS, the Columbus Consolidated Government is eligible to receive $400,000
in funding, with no local match required; and,
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Behavioral Health Treatment Court Collaborative
grant program is to allow State and local criminal and dependency courts
serving adults more flexibility to collaborate with the other judicial
components and the local community treatment and recovery providers to better
address the behavioral health needs of adults who are involved with the
criminal court system; and,
WHEREAS, the Courts collaborative will review service provided by community
treatment providers and recovery providers to develop treatment and recovery
networks. These networks will allow communities to meet the needs of
individuals with substance abuse and mental health disorders who are engaged
with the criminal justice system.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
That the Mayor and Council hereby authorizes the city manager to submit a grant
application in the amount of $400,000 to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration for the purpose of developing and expanding behavioral
health treatment court collaborative and if funded authorize the court
collaborative to engage community treatment providers and recovery providers to
better address the behavioral needs of adults who are involved in the criminal
justice system. No local match is required. Amend the Multi-Governmental Fund
by the amount awarded.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held
the _________day of _____________, 2011 and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of
_____________members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor McDaniel voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny Washington, Clerk of Council , Mayor
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