Building Social Supports

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Building Social Supports
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Criminal Justice Reinvestment Meeting the
Challenges Ahead

• Orlando, FL - July 24, 2009
• Presented by
• Clint Rayner, Chief, Office of Consumer Family
  Affairs
• Florida Department of Children and Families

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• Community coalitions consists of citizens from
  all walks of life, including people with mental
  illness and/or substance abuse issues.

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Examples of Social Supports

• Successful diversion occurs daily at the
  center. Individuals who might ordinarily be
  picked up by the police for disorderly conduct,
  loitering, open containers are placed in the
  Triage Center for treatment and medical needs.
  (Lee County Report)

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• Partnerships have had a synergistic impact.
  Flexibility at the Triage Center regarding length
  of stay,bus passes, and discharge plan are key
  componentsthis of the one unique way we met our
  goals.
• (Lee County Report)

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Innovative way goals were met by Orange County

• Co-occurring services are provided
• Onsite AA/NA meetings
• Peer Support Groups
• Motivational Speaker on Thursday evenings
• Employment Specialist weekly with clients
• Job Club employment training by Salvation
  Army
• Project Hope Aftercare provides an
  Assertive Community Treatment Service
  

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• The collaborative (Criminal Registration Unit)
  held by the stakeholders bi-weekly with
  decision-making focused on client/offender needs
  continue to DRIVE the process. (Hillsborough
  County Report)

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Results of identified needs from building social
supports

• Partnerships are working well
• Simplicity One Stop Shopping
• Other providersopened the referral pathway to
  additional services and agencies
• Offering voluntary services is much more
  effective than diverting a client
• Law enforcement doing initial screenings that
  are more positive and supportive of clients

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SOCIAL INCLUSION

• Ensures that individuals with a mental illness
  and substance abuse disorder can and will become
  valued members of their communities. This is
  especially true in the successful implementation
  of an inclusive community approach to a very
  specific problem.

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• These grants will become the model as communities
  begin to learn important lessons from the power
  of their citizens working in unison to resolve
  local issues.
• Florida has the chance to use this model as it
  moves forward in dealing with complicated issues
  with limited resources.

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Contact Information
Clint Rayner, Chief Office of Consumer an Family
Affairs Florida Department of Children
Families Phone [phone] FAX
[phone] clint_rayner_at_dcf.state.fl.us