Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2015, $600,000)
The Second Chance Act of 2007 provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from prison, jail and returning to communities, including resources to address the myriad of needs of these offenders to achieve a successful return to their communities. Section 201 of the Second Chance Act authorizes federal awards to states, units of local government, and Indian tribes to improve the provision of treatment to adult offenders in prisons and jails during the period of incarceration and through the completion of parole or other court supervision after release into the community.
The goal of Section 201 of the Second Chance Act is to provide support to eligible applicants for the development and implementation of comprehensive and collaborative strategies that address the challenges posed by reentry to increase public safety and reduce recidivism. The objectives of this program are to provide offenders with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders with appropriate evidence-based servicesincluding addressing individual criminogenic needsbased on a reentry plan that relies on a risk and needs assessment that reflects the risk of recidivism for that offender. Funds may be used for treating co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders in prison and jail programs, providing recovery support services, reentry planning and programming, and post-release treatment and aftercare programming in the community through the completion of parole or court supervision.
County of Multnomah will use grant funds towards the Second Chance for Women program. This program will offer women the support and services they require to become healthier, productive members of the community during their transition from incarceration. Goals for this program include creating a multi-disciplinary system of care to effectively assess, refer, and treat justice-involved women with co-occurring mental health and substance issues; fully implement the assess, plan, identify and coordination (APIC) model for women enrolled into the program; and develop and implement sustainability plan for successful program completion. This program will serve approximately 45-50 clients per year.
CA/NCF