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<br />r--m . <br /> <br />Activities under this initiative encourage early intervention for "system-involved" individuals with mental illness; provides new and existing <br />mental health courts with various treatment options; maximizes diversion opportunities for nonviolent offenders with mental illness and co- <br />occurring disorders; promotes training for justice and treatment professionals on criminal justice processes and mental health and substance abuse <br />issues; and facilitates communication, collaboration, and the delivery of support services among justice professionals, treatment and related service <br />providers, and govemmental partners. <br /> <br />Cass County will use their FY 2007 JMHCP funds to plan and implement a diversion project that will promote public safety and reduce recidivism <br />for people with mental illness. This will be done by maximizing diversion strategies and increasing access to community-based mental health and <br />substance abuse treatment. The diversion project seeks to improve the quality of life for all participants through increased utilization of mental <br />health and substance abuse treatment services, thereby decreasing the disproportionate number of people with mental illness in the correctional <br />facilities. <br /> <br />The goals and objectives of this program will be achieved by: implementing evidence-based practices and attaining fidelity to models such as <br />Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment (!DOT); increasing opportunities for early intervention by implementing enhanced screening tools and <br />expanding training for jail and law enforcement personnel; establishing diversion opportunites by adding a new position to the jail to identify <br />potential participants through assessments and coordinate with the court and participating attorneys for alternatives to incarceration; building <br />capacity for accessing services by adding a full-time case manager; increasing affordable housing options for participants by offering additional <br />Shelter Plus Care housing vouchers; and expanding and formalizing interagency communication. <br /> <br />CAlNCF <br />