Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2017, $649,348)
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 this program is to reduce recidivism and improve public safety and public health by providing screening, assessment, and pre- and post-release treatment for individuals with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders. This includes increasing screening and assessment for criminogenic risk and needs, substance use, and mental disorders in jails and prisons, improving the provision of integrated treatment to adults with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders pre- and post-release from incarceration, and developing reentry case plans that incorporate the results for risk and needs assessment, substance use disorders, and mental disorders to develop supervision program components.
The grantee will use awarded grant funds to contract with a community-based mental health and substance abuse treatment provider to identify eligible program participants awaiting trial at RIDOCs Intake Service Center based on three evidence-based screening and assessment tools, participant residence, and probation violation status. This project leverages community partnerships, innovative uses of technology and information sharing, and a geographic focus based on a high-need area. The recipient anticipates serving 115 individuals during each full program year, adding up to 287 program participants over three years.
CA/NCF