In June, CSG Justice Center staff traveled to Oregon once to discuss the Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment recommendations that are reflected in SB 973, as well as what implementation could involve. In addition to these site visits, CSG Justice Center staff continued to be available to state champions as the legislature considered SB 973 and held calls regarding implementation planning. In late June, SB 973 was passed by the legislature and is expected to be signed by Governor Kate Brown soon.
During the site visit, CSG Justice Center staff held meetings with a range of legislators to provide background on the Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment recommendations that are reflected in SB 973, as well as attend SB 973’s Public Safety Subcommittee of the Joint Ways and Means Committee hearing. CSG Justice Center staff also held a series of meetings to discuss implementation planning and introduced CSG Justice Center Phase II staff to a range of steering committee members and other crucial stakeholders who will be helpful during implementation.
CSG Justice Center staff held several planning calls with the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission and the Oregon Health Authority on how communities should be notified about the upcoming IMPACTS (Improving People’s Access to Community-Based Treatment, Supports, and Services) grant opportunity enacted in SB 973 and CSG Justice Center technical assistance requirements for implementation, including providing the Phase II request letter for state leaders and naming the IMPACTS oversight committee. CSG Justice Center staff also held a series of calls with criminal justice, health care, and housing leaders from counties that are interesting in submitting IMPACTS grant proposals.
In the next month, CSG Justice Center staff will continue assisting with implementation planning, particularly with the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission and the Oregon Health Authority.
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• 6/03: Call with Senior Sales Director (ACT.MD) to learn more about ACT.MD, a software platform that helps health care teams coordinate information for patients with complex needs whose social needs are not being addressed.
• 6/03: Call with Research Director (Oregon Criminal Justice Commission) and Behavioral Health Manager (Pacific Source Community Solutions Coordinated Care Organization) regarding their interest in participating with other Deschutes County stakeholders in applying for an IMPACTS grant.
• 6/07: Call with Behavioral Health Director (Oregon Health Authority), Senior Policy Advisor (Oregon Health Authority), and Executive Director (Oregon Criminal Justice Commission) to discuss project updates.
• 6/10: Call with Executive Director (Oregon Council on Behavioral Health), Executive Director (Volunteers of America – Oregon), and CEO (Adapt) to discuss IMPACTS grant program implementation.
• 6/10: Call with five members from Oregon Health Authority to discuss IMPACTS grant program implementation.
• 6/10: Call with Coordinator (Douglas and Josephine County Local Public Safety Coordinating Council), CEO (Umpqua Health Alliance), CEO (Adapt), Chief Medical Officer (Umpqua Health Alliance), and CEO (Mercy Medical Center) regarding their interest in participating with other Douglas County stakeholders in applying for an IMPACTS grant.
• 6/11: Call with two staff members from Oregon Health Authority to discuss project updates.
• 6/11: Call with two staff members from Oregon Health Authority), Executive Director (Oregon Criminal Justice Commission), Government Relations Liaison (Oregon Housing and Community Services), and three staff members from the Governor’s Office to provide the governor’s office with an overview of what the IMPACTS grant program’s implementation will involve.
• 6/12: Call with Associate Director (Oregon Health and Science University) on what the IMPACTS grant program’s implementation will involve.
• 6/14: Call with Senior Policy Advisor (Oregon Health Authority) and Executive Director (Oregon Criminal Justice Commission) to provide project updates.
• 6/17: Call with Coordinator (Douglas and Josephine County Local Public Safety Coordinating Council), the Josephine County Community Corrections Director, and other Josephine County stakeholders to discuss Josephine’s interest in applying for an IMPACTS grant.
• 6/17: Call with Collective Medical Tech, Data Analytics (Oregon Health Authority), and representatives from SCORE Jail in Washington County to learn how SCORE is using the Emergency Department Information Exchange (EDIE) to improve health care delivery for people admitted to the SCORE jail.
• 6/17: Call with Court Administrator (Oregon Judiciary Department) to discuss what the IMPACTS grant program’s implementation will involve.
• 6/19: Call with Cognos Employee to discuss how the Cognos software platform integrates data from multiple groups and whether it could be helpful to local jurisdictions who receive IMPACTS grants.
• 6/21: Call with Behavioral Health Director (Oregon Health Authority), Senior Policy Advisor (Oregon Health Authority), and Executive Director (Oregon Criminal Justice Commission) to discuss project updates.
• 6/25: Call with three employees from Oregon Health Authority to discuss the IMPACTS statewide data system.
• 6/27: Webinar with Senior Sales Director (ACT.MD) to learn more about their software platform and see examples of how communities have integrated health and criminal justice data to better inform health care teams’ decisions.
• 6/28: Call with Behavioral Health Director (Oregon Health Authority) and Program Director (Oregon Criminal Justice Commission) to discuss project updates.
• Hearing of the Oregon State Legislature’s Public Safety subcommittee of Joint Ways and Means on SB 973.
• Meeting with 3 Employees from Oregon Health Authority and 2 from Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to discuss what the statewide data systems for the IMPACTS grant program could look like.
• Meeting with a co-chair of Joint Ways and Means Committee to discuss the Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment recommendations that are reflected in SB 973.
• Meeting with a co-chair of the Public Safety sub of Joint Ways and Means to discuss the Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment recommendations that are reflected in SB 973.
• Meeting with a member of Public Safety sub of Joint Ways and Means to discuss the Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment recommendations that are reflected in SB 973.
• Meeting with a co-chair of Joint Ways and Means to discuss the Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment recommendations that are reflected in SB 973 and implementation of these new policies.
• Meeting with Policy Director (Rep. Williamson’s office) to discuss the Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment recommendations that are reflected in SB 973. Rep. Williamson is both the House Majority Leader and the House Judiciary Chair.
• Meeting with Oregon Court Administrator and Counsel, Oregon Judiciary to discuss the Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment recommendations that are reflected in SB 973.
• Meeting with Executive Director (Oregon Criminal Justice Commission), Operations (Oregon Criminal Justice Commission), Programs Director (Oregon Criminal Justice Commission), and Senior Policy Advisor (Oregon Health Authority) to discuss IMPACTS grant program implementation.
• Meeting with Public Safety Advisor (governor’s office) to introduce him to the Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment project and discuss next steps for implementation.
• Meeting with 4 employees from Oregon Criminal Justice Commission and Interim Behavioral Health Director (Oregon Health Authority) to discuss the IMPACTS grant program’s implementation, including what a statewide database could look like.
• Meeting with Health Policy (Association of Counties), Captain (Clackamas County), Assistant Director (Community Corrections), Programs Director (Oregon Criminal Justice Commission), Managing Attorney (Disability Rights Oregon), Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, Oregon Housing and Community Services, Executive Director (Sponsor’s), Assistant District Attorney (Marion County), Executive Director (Mental Health Association of Oregon), Multnomah Local Public Safety Coordinating Council, Behavioral Health Director (Oregon Health Authority), Senior Policy Advisor (Oregon Health Authority), Health Analytics (Oregon Health Authority), Behavioral Health Justice Manager (Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Initiative), and Oregon Disability Rights to introduce the CSG Justice Center implementation team and discuss the IMPACTS grant program implementation.
• Meeting with 2 Employees from Oregon Health Authority to debrief and discuss next steps.
• Meeting with Behavioral Health Justice Manager (Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Initiative [GOBHI]) to discuss collaboration with GOBHI during implementation.
• Meeting with Managing Attorney) Disability Rights Oregon) to discuss collaboration with GOBHI during implementation.
• Meeting with Division Director for Treatment and Prevention Services) Volunteers of America – Oregon) to discuss collaboration during implementation.
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