$25,001 - $50,000

The NCJA CJP decided to create a board-targeted training based on comments and feedback we were seeing from SAAs and their staff at our other strategic planning trainings. We began the process of creating the curriculum in January by convening a group of NCJA staff members as well as two subject matter experts: Joe Thome (consultant who was a former SAA in CO), and Lori Pesci (consultant who works for the Summitt Co, OH CJCC).

2nd Annual Forensics Program Grantee Meeting - virtual

In April, CSG Justice Center staff continued to socialize the guidelines and engage key partners in the field, provide technical assistance (TA) to selected states, develop and submit conference proposals, and further identify project next steps. Throughout the month, the team worked on opportunities to advance communication of the project, both externally and internally, and connect with those who submitted new TA requests.Â

"Priority Area 1: Facilitate a cross-system data match between the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and DOC to identify the overlapping population of people who have behavioral health challenges in the state and move through the county and state criminal justice system and to identify high utilizers of these systems. CSG Justice Center staff will conduct an in-depth analysis of the matched Medicaid claims data to provide information on trends in services accessed in the community by people who are incarcerated and a qualitative assessment on the behavioral health inte

"Priority Area 1: Facilitate a cross-system data match between the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and DOC to identify the overlapping population of people who have behavioral health challenges in the state and move through the county and state criminal justice system and to identify high utilizers of these systems. CSG Justice Center staff will conduct an in-depth analysis of the matched Medicaid claims data to provide information on trends in services accessed in the community by people who are incarcerated and a qualitative assessment on the behavioral health inte

"Analysis Area 1:Â Facilitate a cross-system data match between DHHS and county jails to identify the overlapping population of people who have behavioral health challenges who move through local criminal justice systems and identify high utilizers of both systems. CSG Justice Center staff will conduct an in-depth descriptive analysis of the matched Medicaid claims data to provide information on trends in services accessed in the community by people incarcerated in each participating jail.

"In March, CSG Justice Center staff continued to socialize the guidelines and engage key partners in the field, provide technical assistance (TA) to selected states, distribute materials for outreach strategies related to language for TA opportunities, and further identify project next steps. Throughout the month, the team worked on opportunities to advance communication of the project and outreach to provide TA.    The project team also submitted the updated marketing materials to BJA and received approval to commence the marketing strategy.

"In January, CSG Justice Center staff continued to socialize the guidelines and engage key partners in the field, provide technical assistance (TA) to selected states, further brainstorm outreach strategies, review new changes to language for TA requests, review self-assessment tool submissions, finalize presentations for APPA virtual and in-person conference sessions, host the recording session for the APPA virtual recording, and further identify project next steps.   Throughout the month, the project team applied final edits to the informational one-pager about the TA opportuniti

"Priority Area 1: Assist the three delivery systems with identifying strategies and developing comprehensive equitable statewide supervision recommendations and definitions for community supervision.  Update: In March, due to time constraints and the initial prioritization of other areas, the implementation working group did not begin outlining tasks for supervision standards, but the deliverable remains on track.  Priority Area 2: Support the three delivery systems with identifying strategies and developing policies for assessment-driven, collaborative case planning for criminog

"Priority Area 1: Facilitate a Working Group to finalize and implement administrative policy and practice changes identified during the Phase I process.  Update: In February, CSG Justice Center staff met with the working group to review the new case plan format presented by Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) representatives from the master trainer group responsible for creating the new case plan model and training staff across DOC. The new case plan format is based on a coaching model and translates well with other agencies.