BOARD REPORT?T??"?|E??MONTEREY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MEETING: January 11, 2011 Consent AGENDA NO.:
SUBJECT: Approve'and authorize the Director of Health to accept and implement the new
three-year $1,275,000 Bureau of Justice Assistance BJA) and Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA) Grant Grant Number
2010-DC-BX-0094) entitled Monterey County Adult Treatment Court
Expansion and Enhancement Project"
DEPARTMENT: Health Behavioral Health Bureau
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health to accept and implement the new three-year
$1,275,000 Bureau of Justice Assistance BJA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration SAMHSA) Grant Grant Number 2010-DC-BX-0094) entitled
Monterey County Adult Treatment Court Expansion and Enhancement Project"
SUMMARY/ DISCUSSION
The Bureau of Justice Assistance BJA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration SAMHSA), has awarded a three-year $1,275,000 Grant to the Monterey County
Health Department, Behavioral Health Bureau. The Behavioral Health Bureau will work with its
current contracted Alcohol and Drug providers in implementing services. The Grant entitled
Monterey County Adult Treatment Court Expansion and Enhancement Project" program will
focus on expanding and enhancing treatment opportunities for persons in the Monterey County
Drug Adult Treatment Court by expanding residential and outpatient treatment capacity,
focusing services to Latino offenders and Veterans, enhancing treatment through evidenced
based practices and implementing an Electronic Medical Record system.
The goal of this Grant will be to enhance culturally and linguistically competent services using
Motivational Interviewing and Seeking Safety. Community-based substance abuse programs will
be expanded to provide greater access to treatment; 4 sites will facilitate access to services. The
project will p...
Click here for full text