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Joint resolution accepting the grant award #5H79SM061684-03 with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for the period September 30, 2016 through September 29, 2017and authorizing an emergency appropriation, with offsetting revenue, in the amount of $340,231.
Staff Summary
* The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Lake County a four-year Behavioral Health Treatment Court Collaborative (BHTCC) grant in 2014.
* The annual award amount of $340,231 is required to be reapproved each year.
* The grant is intended to enhance the various specialty courts operated by the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court.
* The four main goals of the grant are:
? 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; and
? Document outcomes.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded Lake County a Behavioral Health Treatment Court Collaboratives (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 ...
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