The new mexico department of public safety (NMDPS) is seeking federal funding from the 2024 residential substance abuse treatment for state prisoners program with the new mexico second judicial…

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $229,405 Formula Grant under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593) to the New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS). This funding will support NMDPS's partnership with the New Mexico Second Judicial District Court's Young Adult Court (YAC) program to enhance long-term public safety and reduce recidivism among at-risk young adults in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Key activities include providing advanced training for YAC team members, promoting community reintegration services, equipping YAC staff with needed resources, and increasing the success of YAC participants and peer mentors through recovery support activities. The award will also allow the YAC program to expand its capacity by adding a new track targeting young adults charged with gun violence. This project aims to address substance abuse, mental health issues, and criminal behavior among this population through evidence-based, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate interventions.

The new mexico department of public safety (NMDPS) is seeking federal funding from the 2024 residential substance abuse treatment for state prisoners program with the new mexico second judicial district court (SJDC) located in bernalillo county, new mexico. The purpose of this project is to enhance long-term public safety and reduce recidivism by partnering with a local young adult court (YAC) program. Established in 2017, the SJDC-YAC is a voluntary court program designed for individuals ages 18-25 that have been arrested and charged with felony level charges in bernalillo county. Through the work of this project, the NMDPS will partner with the SJDC to:provide advanced training opportunities to YAC team members responsible for working with clients; promote community reintegration services for participants through established partnerships with community-based treatment providers and recovery support services; provide YAC staff with the needed resources and equipment to provide confidential and effective services to YAC participants; andincrease the success of YAC participants and postgraduates by engaging peers in recovery support activities while also encouraging sustained recovery for volunteer peer mentors. Funding from this award, will enhance the sjdcs ability to provide intensive case management and therapeutic assessments, help align opportunities for accountability and transformation of at-risk young adults by identifying and serving their unique treatment needs, acknowledging developmental challenges for this age group, and providing local community-based support services. Additionally, the YAC program will expand its current program capacity by adding a new track to target defendants charged with gun violence. This track will allow young adults who are directly involved with gangs, diagnosed with a serious mental illness and/ or substance abuse problem, and are charged with a gun crime to participate in a program that utilizes innovative approaches to teach young adults alternatives to violence and specializes in programming for their specific age group.