Grantee Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Massachusetts contacted COSSUP for TTA: "We are in the process of updating CONNECT's Operations Manual or Operating Guidelines. They have not been updated since July 2021. We are looking for best practices or examples from other BJA COSSUP grantees from rural areas as we proceed. We'd like to explore organizing the "manual" using the Critical Elements of Deflection as a guide. For example, in Element Three - Standardized First Responder Diversion within the Agency and Element Four - Care Coordination and Case Management, we imagine that we adapt them for use in our rural region. It would be helpful to receive TA support in this endeavor. After the TA Consultation, it would be helpful to receive links to similar publications."
CHJ is coordinating with the IIR COSSUP Rural Demonstration Project to review CONNECT's existing policies to identify areas for change informed by the CONNECT retreat CHJ facilitated in July 2023.
A draft of recommendations was provided 1/30/24 Due to personnel changes this project is on hold.
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