first responder deflection

FY24 Qtr3 Deflection TTA: Lafourche Parish Sheriffs Office, LA Summary
Corresponded with grantee 8 times between April and June 2024 on April 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 15, May 3, and June 4. (mentee meeting)
Summary of Successes: Accepted into the mentee program,
Summary of Challenges: wanting to expand their program both in the jail and the pre arrest part of the program

FY24 Qtr2 Deflection TTA: Lafourche Parish Sheriffs Office, LA Summary
Corresponded with grantee 8 times between January and March 2024 on January 23 25, and 31, February 14, and March 11, 18, 22, 26
Summary of Successes: Requested information for the Mentor program to improve their program, working on continued learning (wanted information on relevant conferences.)
Summary of Challenges: getting used to the reporting required by COSSUP and understanding the necessary metrics.

Following onsite training with the San Luis Valley in March 2023, the original requestor asked CHJ to help facilitate quarterly calls to reconvene the group to discuss the training and opportunities for future collaboration. The convening was held 10/20/23. CHJ worked with the team from Alamosa to host and facilitate the second San Luis Valley Deflection Stakeholder Collaborative Call. The call serves as a follow-up to previous Deflection Workshop in March, 2023, and the previous collaborative call in June.

The Law Enforcement/First Responder Diversion and Referral Mentoring Initiative provides communities interested in starting diversion or referral programs the opportunity to learn from established or innovative programs that have shown success in meeting the treatment needs of individuals with a substance use disorder, and in some cases an overdose. Seven sites have been chosen to act as mentors for newer programs that are trying to establish a first responder diversion program.

Following onsite training with the San Luis Valley in March, the original requestor asked CHJ to help facilitate a call to reconvene the group to discuss the training and opportunities for future collaboration. The convening was held 6/2/23. Key themes from the March training were presented, as well as updates in the community of relevant changes or initiatives that had been started (including participating in a mentoring initiative opportunity through COSSUP).

FY 23 & FY24 Qtr1 Deflection TTA: Lafourche Parish Sheriffs Office, LA Summary

Brian reached out to CHJ to learn more about the COSSAP First Responder Diversion mentoring initiative.

TTA Request was submitted through COSSAP TTA requesting "Assistance with our First Responder Diversion in Door County to further develop our referrals and program design"

Center for Health and Justice and our collaborative partner, the Police, Treatment, and Community Collaborative were asked to participate in a project developed by the Office for Victims of Crime and JBS, International. The project has included producing four deliverables over the course of two years. The OVC/NSP Partners participated in a series of meetings, presenting to the NSP members in addition to OVC grantees on May 11-13th. This was a showcase of these products.