31 Phone Calls in March-June with 58 participants representing 19 agencies.
Objective 2: Provide sustainability assistance to four states completing the JRI process in FY22.
· 3/4/2024: Virtual focus group meeting with Jeffrey White (Director, NH DOC Division of Field Services) to discuss field services operations in NH. (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 3/4/2024: Virtual meeting with Kate Horgan (Vice President of Government Affairs, The Dupont Group) and Jim Monahan (Vice President, The Dupont Group) to discuss initiatives to increase staffing and workforce development in the behavioral health field in NH. (2 people, representing 1 agency)
· 3/5/2024: Focus group with DOC MH Clinicians, Kelly Barger (MH Clinician, NH DOC), Samantha Pasciuto (MH Clinician, NH DOC), John Byrne (MH Clinician, NH DOC), Elizabeth Kizis (MH Clinician, NH DOC), Lindsay Jordan (MH Clinician, NH DOC), Linda Hannigan (MH Clinician, NH DOC), Charlene Nickerson (MH Clinician, NH DOC), and Kara Toomey (MH Clinician, NH DOC) to discuss their work and practices. (8 people, representing 1 agency)
· 3/5/2024: Virtual meeting with Helen Hanks (Commissioner, NH DOC) and Keith Johnson (System Development Specialist VI, NH DOC) to discuss the status of the data analysis. (2 people representing 1 agency)
· 3/6/2024: Virtual focus group with Paula Mattis (Director, New Hampshire DOC Division of Medical and Forensics) and Heidi Guinnen (Deputy Director, New Hampshire DOC Division of Medical and Forensics) to discuss their clinical services in the facilities statewide. (2 people, representing 1 agency)
· 3/6/2024: Virtual meeting with Gordon MacDonald (Chief Justice, NH Supreme Court) to provide him with a project update. (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 3/6/2024: Virtual focus group with Nicholas Duffy (Director, New Hampshire DOC Division of Rehabilitative Services) and Laurie Foster (Deputy Director, New Hampshire DOC Division of Rehabilitative Services) to discuss the rehabilitative services offered in NH DOC facilities. (2 people, representing 1 agency)
· 3/7/2024: Virtual meeting with Jessie Sagona (Senior Public Health Data Analyst, DHHS) to discuss Medicaid data and ensure accuracy through collaboration. (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 3/11/2024: Virtual meeting with Vic Topo (Vice President, NH Community Behavioral Health Association), Maggie Pritchard (President, NH Community Behavioral Health Association), Roland Lamy (Executive Director, NH Community Behavioral Health Association), and Lisa Madden (Board Member, NH Community Behavioral Health Association) representing the New Hampshire Community Behavioral Health Association to discuss care coordination, licensing, and areas of alignment in the project and their work. (4 people representing 1 agency)
· 3/13/2024: Virtual meeting with Lisa Madden (CEO, Riverbend Community Mental Health Center) to discuss Medicaid service codes in the data and help prioritize them. (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 3/14/2024: Virtual meeting with Dianne Castrucci (Executive Director, NH Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Association) and Stephanie Bean (Office Manager, NH Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Association) to discuss their work with people who are justice-involved and learn more about potential barriers. (2 people, representing 1 agency).
· 3/18/2024: Virtual meeting with the Implementation WG, consisting of Tim Lethbridge (Superintendent, Grafton County Department of Corrections), Eve Allen (Mental Health Program Administrator, DHHS), Ben Frost (CLO, NH Housing Association), Jason Henry (Superintendent, Rockingham County DOC), and Alex Casale (Drug Court Liaison, NH Courts) to introduce the project and discuss their role as members and the plan for future meetings. (5 people, representing 5 agencies)
· 3/21/2024: Virtual meeting with Henry Lipman (Director, NH Medicaid) and Julianne Carbin (Deputy Director, DHHS Behavioral Health) to discuss Medicaid service codes in the data and help prioritize them. (2 person, representing 1 agency)
· 3/27/2024: Virtual focus group with David Cady (Deputy Director, NH DOC Division of Field Services) to discuss field services operations in NH. (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 3/27/2024: Virtual meeting with Alex Casale (Statewide Drug Court Coordinator, NH Courts) to discuss efforts toward creating a multi-state compact for clinicians and treatment providers in NH. (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 3/27/2024: Virtual meeting with Jacqui Abikoff (Executive Director, Horizons Counseling Center), Annette Escalante (Director of Substance Use Services, Elliot Health Systems), Christine McKenna (Director, Rockingham County Recovery Court), Michele Merritt (President, New Futures), and Jake Berry (Vice President of Policy, New Futures) to discuss the intersection between substance use disorder treatment and corrections. (5 people, representing 4 agencies)
· 4/1/2024: Virtual focus group with administrators of programs in NH DOC, Josh Leonard (Administrator of Programs, NH DOC Rehabilitative Services), Mike Fortier (Administrator of Programs, NH DOC Rehabilitative Services), and Haven Hadley (Administrator of Programs, NH DOC Rehabilitative Services) to discuss case management and the transitional housing unit operations in NH. (3 people, representing 1 agency)
· 4/11/2024: Meeting with Hannah Roberts (Attorney, NH Disability Rights Center) to provide an overview of the Justice Reinvestment project (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 4/15/2024: Meeting with the Implementation WG, consisting of Tim Lethbridge (Superintendent, Grafton County Department of Corrections), Eve Allen (Mental Health Program Administrator, DHHS), Jason Henry (Superintendent, Rockingham County DOC), and Alex Casale (Drug Court Liaison, NH Courts) to discuss care coordination and identify technical assistance priorities. (4 people, representing 4 agencies)
· 4/18/2024: Meeting with Jake Berry (Vice President of Policy, New Futures) to discuss the project’s policy recommendations.
· 4/19/2024: Meeting with Keith Johnson (System Development Specialist VI, NH DOC) to discuss the structure of sentencing data.
· 4/22/2024: Meeting with Henry Lipman (Director, NH Medicaid), Julianne Carbin (Deputy Director, NH DHHS Behavioral Health), Mary Brunette (Medical Director, NH DHHS), Andrew Chalsma (Director of Data Analytics and Reporting, NH DHHS), and Jessica Sagona (Senior Public Health Data Specialist, NH DHHS) to discuss Medicaid service codes in the data and prioritize them for the analysis. (5 people, representing 1 agency)
· 4/22/2024: Meeting with Henry Lipman (Director, NH Medicaid) to preview the preliminary Medicaid presentation. (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 5/9/2024: Focus group meeting with the 11 NH Chief Probation and Parole Officers to provide a project update. (11 people, representing 1 agency)
· 5/20/2024: Implementation Working Group meeting to discuss jail in-reach and data coordination with Tim Lethbridge (Superintendent, Grafton County DOC), Lisa Madden (CEO, Riverbend CMHC), Evelyn Allen (Mental Health Program Administrator, NH DHHS), Peter Marr (Assistance Chief, Manchester PD), David Cady (Deputy Director, NH DOC Division of Field Services). (5 people, representing 5 agencies)
· 5/22/2024: Meeting with Commissioner Helen Hanks (Commissioner, NH DOC) to provide a data update and discuss policy recommendations (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 5/30/2024: Meeting with Mary Brunette (Medical Director, NH DHHS), Jessica Sagona (Senior Public Health Data Specialist, NH DHHS), and Julianne Carbin (Deputy Director, NH DHHS Behavioral Health) to discuss the data analysis and policy recommendations. (3 people, representing 1 agency)
· 6/5/2024: Policy recommendation preview meeting with Chris Brackett (Superintendent, Strafford County House of Corrections), Joe Costanzo (Superintendent, Hillsborough County House of Corrections, and Doug Iosue (Superintendent, Cheshire County House of Corrections). (3 people, representing 3 agencies)
· 6/13/2024: Implementation Working Group meeting to preview policy recommendations with Alex Casale (Drug Courts Liaison, NH Courts), Lisa Madden (CEO, Riverbend CMHC), Evelyn Allen (Mental Health Program Administrator, NH DHHS), Peter Marr (Assistance Chief, Manchester PD), David Cady (Deputy Director, NH DOC Division of Field Services). (5 people, representing 5 agencies)
· 6/20/2024: Meeting with Commissioner Helen Hanks (Commissioner, NH DOC) to preview the data analysis and policy recommendations (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 6/24/2024: Meeting with Katja Fox (Director, NH DHHS Behavioral Health Division and Henry Lipman (Director, NH DHHS Medicaid) to preview the policy recommendations. (2 people, representing 1 agency)
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