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Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the Circuit Court's budget, with offsetting revenue, in the amount of $340,231 for a Behavioral Health Treatment Court Collaborative (BHTCC) grant.
Staff Summary
* Substance Abuse and Mental Services Administration has awarded Lake County a BHTCC grant in the amount of $340,231.
* The grant is intended to enhance various specialty courts operated by Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court.
* The BHTCC grant was initially awarded in 2014 for a four year period but must be reapproved annually.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Substance Abuse and Mental Services Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded Lake County a BHTCC grant in the amount of $340,231; and
WHEREAS, the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit operates various specialty courts; and
WHEREAS, the grant is intended to enhance these courts; and
WHEREAS, the BHTCC grant that was initially awarded in 2014 for a four year period must be reapproved annually; and
WHEREAS, the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit will continue to contract with the Northern Illinois Council on Substance Abuse and other partners to meet four main goals which are to:
? Increase stakeholder participation in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court to address the behavioral health needs of adults involved with the criminal justice system
? Enhance the trauma informed care of adults in Specialty Courts
? Improve the communication among BHTCC members in terms of resources, case management and referrals
? Document outcomes; and
WHEREAS, the Project Period is September 30, 2014 through September 30, 2018 but will require a continuation application each year; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that it hereby authorizes an emergency appropriation, with offsetting revenue, in the amount of $340,231 as outlined in the attached chart of accounts and the execution of Grant ...
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