Title
Joint resolution authorizing the acceptance of Grant Award #TI023106 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and an emergency appropriation of $208,333 for the Lake County Therapeutic Intensive Monitoring Court Service Enhancement project.
Staff Summary
• Lake County has received a $208,333 Adult Treatment Drug Court grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for the period September 30, 2010 - September 29, 2011 to enhance the Therapeutic and Intensive Monitoring (TIM) Court through the implementation of recovery coaching and post-treatment follow-up activities.
• The 19th Judicial Circuit will use the grant funds to contract with recovery coaches hired and trained by the Haymarket Center. Intensive case management services provided by the coaches will include two evidence-based practices: motivational interviewing and contingency management.
• There is no local match for this grant.
• Upon the successful completion of the first year, this grant is renewable in the amount of $208,333 for two additional years
• This resolution authorizes the acceptance of the grant and appropriates the $208,333 in new funding.
Body
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment provides funds to enhance adult treatment drug courts; and
WHEREAS, the 19th Judicial Circuit began a drug court program known as the Therapeutic and Intensive Monitoring (TIM) Court in 2005; and
WHEREAS, the 19th Judicial Circuit sought a $208,333 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to reduce criminal behavior and improve recovery outcomes among TIM Court participants; and
WHEREAS, the 19th Judicial Circuit will work with the Haymarket Center’s recovery coaches to provide TIM Court participants with intensive case management services during the clients’ transition from treatment back to the community; and
WHEREAS, these services will extend and enhance the recovery-oriented system of care in Lake County; and
WHEREAS, this grant is renewable in the amount of $208,333 for two additional years upon the successful completion of the first year; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept the grant and appropriate the $208,333 in new funding to begin implementing the grant program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that it hereby authorizes acceptance of Grant Award #TI023106 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and an emergency appropriation of $208,333 for the Lake County Therapeutic Intensive Monitoring Court Service Enhancement project for the period September 30, 2010 - September 29, 2011; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the $208,333 be appropriated per the attached chart of accounts with offsetting revenue deposited in account 101-3290050-45340-000-000-000-00000.
DATED, at Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, on November 16, 2010.