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<br />Placement of Clinical Mental Health Coordinator
<br />a) Options include one of following:
<br />Housed in jail and attached to the Human Service Center,
<br />Houses in court & reports directly to the Judge,
<br />Housed in the Human Service Center as a court liaison,
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<br />Timeliness of Assessments
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<br />Identifvinl! and Selectinl! Participants for Diversion
<br />Southeast Human Service Center, under the direction of Nancy McKenzie, has been
<br />progressive in their approach and has established an effective collaboration with the Cass
<br />County Jail to provide expanded assessments and medical trel!!rrirr;t'to incarcerated
<br />individuals with severe mental illness. In addition to providinglclinical staff who make
<br />on-site visits to the jail, they review new admission listS.Rtcf~id~~l1:!y the jail and make
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<br />The Cass County Jail, under the direction OfMajQ1~Glenn'EllingSberg,~~_;a!rea4Y
<br />secured and implemented the use of additionalfscij;\l,!1ing i~~l!:\Iments to facilyate the
<br />identification of people with a mental illness. Cass~CS()!!nty}Jail,has on staff,a:
<br />classifications officer, nursing staff, and programs adfujji'istrator who can further assess
<br />for severe mental illness through obsewation as well. Tl1g,:jail forwards a new admission
<br />list regularly to the Human Service C~htjr\to.ensure that ~aJ~'managers are aware that a
<br />detainee already connected with the sel-'t\.~~'~~f6~\!14~ris in th~'f?arlhy. This immediate
<br />and direct communication enables the case\manage~f(Hini!iaJe~Gontact with the detainee,
<br />and facilitate release O~,&}I:,r,fI1~.,medical irifVfaiion'i~~eYdefense attorney.
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<br />Implementing ariEffective Treatment Plan;~''f:'
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<br />individ);!~ls'lfthe se%s~~ nee(j~q\t9 implement and monitor the plan are not available.
<br />"If1Jl~9jr?~tion monitoffri!';8oesn''t\r~pp<i:m, people just end up right back with us again,"
<br />stated a'ph'iminent North Dakota States Attorney.
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<br />A common cfi~henge and J~er realized by many programs in the Country is the lack of
<br />appropriate hou~ii\~1,..ln c~g~ County, there is already a drastic lack of sufficient crisis
<br />beds, supportive hdtl'$in't: and decent, affordable housing.
<br />Stable housing, stayiJili' engaged with a service provider, adhering to prescribed
<br />medications, treatment for any chemical dependency, and employment and skills building
<br />training, are some of the key predictors of whether or not a person with severe mental
<br />illness will cycle in and out of the criminal justice system.
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<br />These are also necessary elements for: hope, improved functioning, and improved quality
<br />of life for people suffering from a severe mental illness.
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