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Consideration of grant in the amount of $64,701 for Corrections Liaison Services.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the grant contract and authorize the Chairman to sign.
Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded No
Grant Summary and Timeline: The Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) has provided a grant to COMCARE for a Corrections Liaison Specialist for the last several years. As many as 30% of the 1,100 offenders released to Sedgwick County from Kansas correctional facilities require mental health care upon their release. The grant funds a staff person for the following functions:
1- Provide care coordination services to offenders preparing for release from Kansas prisons in person, by video, phone, and/or email; working with discharge planners, risk reduction and reentry (R3) staff, and unit team counselors to deliver the services covered by this agreement; ensure access to treatment upon release has been arranged and secured; acting as liaison to COMCARE to help set up these treatment services, and coordinating the subsequent delivery; and continue to engage offenders through short-term case management services and follow up.
2- Participate in multi-discipline team meetings with parole/reentry staff, and any other treatment provider, peer mentor, or other person working with the offender on his/her reentry/reintegration and risk reduction efforts, to provide input into case planning and ensure all COMCARE services are available to the offender; and update parole officers/reentry case managers regarding the mental health needs of offenders.
3- Assist offenders and Corrections staff in identifying and accessing peer mentoring, housing, and other community resources as necessary.
KDOC provides the sum of $64,701 to cover the salary, benefits, and travel costs for the Corrections Liaison Specialist. COMCARE agrees to cover the other costs related to this position, notably a monthly allotment for cell phone reimbursement, train...
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