| Communications/email list, set meeting schedule through Dec 2017 and for the upcoming years. |
| Technology Committee Goals | Action steps |
| Goal 1: Video Conferencing. Achieve county-wide use of video conferencing among law enforcement, human services, mental health and substance abuse treatment providers and others. This goal has been successfully achieved. Report on VC implementation and success can be found on CJAB webpage. | Identify agencies that have not adopted video conferencing. Conduct targeted outreach to obtain buy-in. Consider ongoing training/refresher programs. Identify and use metrics to measure program success: # video conferences, $ saved in transport costs, # agencies implementing video conferencing, etc. Provide regular status report to CJAB. |
| Goal 2: Electronic filing. Enhance the use of digital signatures, PAC File, ERMS The court has initiated use of PACfile within Dependency and Delinquency court and planning further implementation in Criminal court by March 2020. | Examine ways that PACfile/ERMS could improve efficiency within the County court system. |
| Goal 3: E-Citations. Implement e-citation grant to establish use of e-citations throughout county law enforcement agencies. The initial grant received 2016 from PCCD was extended for an additional year, but did close successfully in Dec. 2018 with E-citation having been implemented and in use in 12 out of 16 municipalities. The municipal law enforcement agencies are continuing to explore C-net for continued case management usage and LE information sharing. | Work with e-citation committee Acquired 1-year C-net subscription for 75 officers Acquired 60 Pocket Jet printers for citations Acquired 62 laptops for officers Other supportive hardware Success in growth of our LE information sharing capacity |
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In October 2018, the CJAB voted on and approved a motion to combine the standing Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol committees, to form the Behavioral Health Committee.
Beginning in November 2018, at its initial meeting, this new committee agreed to undergo collaborative Sequential Intercept Mapping of our local justice system and behavioral health services during its 1 1/2 hour meetings monthly.
This process being a very large task and, with a desire to be thorough and educational, is very close to concluding by the end of 2019.
At which time, the committee plans to prioritize the barriers and gaps identified during mapping and collaboratively proceed in program development and system improvements to address behavioral health needs in the Adams County justice system.
### Mental Health Committee (committee dissolved – topic area combined into new BH Comm.) Eric Beyer, Chair
Needed: recruit members, assign responsibility for maintaining committee communications/email list, set meeting schedule through Dec 2017 and for the upcoming years.
| Mental Health Committee Goals | Action steps |
| Goal 1: Coordination of resources. Improve coordination of organizations and resources addressing mental health issues.\nSequential Intercept Mapping | • Convene roundtable to discuss mental health issues including provider referral, housing issues, etc.\n• Coordinate with substance abuse agencies to reduce duplication of effort. |
| Goal 2. Provide adequate transition resources (treatment and meds) for persons leaving jail with mental health issues. | • Identify and obtain funding to support program. |
| Goal 3. Increase community awareness and understanding of mental health issues | • Develop outreach and education strategies for specific educational messages.\n• Support efforts for Trauma-informed Adams County. |
| Substance Abuse Committee (committee dissolved – topic area combined into new BH Comm.)\nJay Ondrizek, Chair\nNeeded: identify chair, recruit members, and assign responsibility for maintaining committee communications/email list, set meeting schedule through Dec 2017 and for the upcoming years. |
| Substance Abuse Committee Goals | Action steps |
| Goal 1: Increase treatment for substance abuse for jail inmates, in particular those on work release. | • Identify funding and other requirements for an additional treatment person at the county jail to address the re-entry population.\n• Ensure frequent and consistent provision of AA and other groups for re-entry population. |
| Goal 2: Create and support recovery-friendly employers in Adams County. | • Connect those in recovery with Career Link expungement classes.\n• Build a connection between employers and Career Link expungement classes. |
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| Goal 3: Improve access to available community resources for prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery. Sequential Intercept Mapping | • Circulate Collaborating for Youth’s Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) Directory and website information to all potential referral sources. Updated version available mid-March.
• Develop outreach and education strategies for specific educational messages.
• Assess level of services currently available for youth and identify gaps. |
| Goal 4: Continue to support the Heroin Awareness Task Force in its efforts to reduce overdose fatalities in Adams County. In 2018, the Center for Youth and Community Development began providing oversight for this task force. In continued support, the CJAB Coordinator remains engaged as a task force member, along with several other CJAB members. The task force has been renamed the Overdose Awareness Task Force. A task force coordinator, Michelle Kern has been hired and is in place. Several events of awareness, education and support have been held in 2019. | • CJAB representation will be maintained on the local community taskforce |
