Carlos Morales

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• Carlos Morales
• Behavioral Health Recovery Services of San
  Mateo County
• Marissa King
• Human Services Agency of San Mateo County

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Local Implementation Plan
April 2011 Governor signed AB109
April 2012 Local Implementation Plan adopted by
Board of Supervisors
October 2011 AB 109 Implemented
May 2011 Departmental Pre-planning

• Protect public safety through appropriate
  custody, supervision, and law enforcement
  activities
• Create opportunities for rehabilitation and
  recovery
• Provide case management, substance abuse, mental
  health, vocational and housing support services

Source San Mateo County Local Implementation
Plan, April 2012
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AB 109 Allocation for San Mateo County
Sheriffs Office 3,100,000 Probation
Department 2,009,305 Human Services
Agency 1,637,697 Health System 1,376,26
0 CCP Competitive Matching Grant
Program 1,004,653 Program Evaluation 502,32
6 Staff Training 416,285 Total FY
12-13 Funding 10,046,525
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Service Connect Staff
Current Social Worker Community Worker
Benefits Analyst Psychiatric Social Worker AOD
Assessor/Case Manager
Future Additional Staff BHRS Community
Worker Admin Support Job Developer Social Work
Supervisor
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Local Implementation Plan Phases
Getting Ready Preparing while incarcerated
Coming Home Arriving to San Mateo County
Staying Home Ensuring Success in the Community
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Evidence Based Practices

• Increase Positive Reinforcement
• Measure relevant processes/practices
• Provide measurable feedback

• Assess Risk/Needs
• Enhance Intrinsic Motivation
• Target interventions
• Training
• Engage ongoing support in natural communities

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Share and Prepare
Getting Ready Preparing while incarcerated

• Advanced notice of release with basic demographic
  information is shared for PRCS and 1170H
  population
• Through Multiple Disciplinary Teams (MDTs),
  develop preliminary plans for each realigned
  supervisee
• Initial engagement while person is incarcerated
  at the local level

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Report and Referral
Coming Home Arriving to San Mateo County

• Transition from in to out-of-custody supervision
• Orientation and warm hand-off to
  Probation/Service Connect
• Alcohol and Drug Assessment and Referral Process
• Safety Net Bundle
• Engagement and Case Management
• Supportive Services
• Employment Services
• Other Referral Services

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Collaborate and Connect
Staying Home Ensuring Success in the Community
Enforcement of conditions
Law Enforcement Partners
Multiple Disciplinary Teams
Skills and Community Support
Human Services
Health Services
Treatment
Community Based Organizations and Faith Based
Organizations
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Challenges

• Diffuse Division/Department culture and
  systematic differences
• Increase community capacity in housing
• Establish additional employment opportunities
• Develop stronger linkages to education

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Opportunities

• Employment
• Providing on-the-job training opportunities,
  reducing reliance on entitlement programs
• Family Reunification
• Encouraging parent engagement to prevent cycle of
  generational incarceration
• 1115 Waiver
• Feds reimburse up to 50 of costs for health
  services IF on Medi-Cal or local coverage AND the
  services with Health System
• Allowing Expertise
• Divisions/Departments do what they do best
• Changing the Perception
• Reshape the paradigm in which government is
  perceived

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Thank you

• Questions
• Cmorales_at_smcgov.org
• Making_at_smchsa.org