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All Federal Grant Awards
Project Grant H79SM080850
Award Date
9/30/18
Completion Date
9/29/21
Dollars Obligated
$255K
Overview
Activity
11
Transactions
11
Subawards
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Funding Federal Agency
SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services
Awarding Federal Agency
SAMHSA Division of Grants Management
Awardee
Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network, Inc. (V8LSN9NHKXD4)
Federal Grant Program
93.243
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Georgia, USA
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FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROJECT
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FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROJECT - ABSTRACT THE PURPOSE OF THE GEORGIA FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE PEER-BASED, PEER-LED, STATEWIDE FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROGRAM THAT WILL EXPAND THE FORENSIC PEER MENTOR WORKFORCE IN GEORGIA, AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM BY PROVIDING JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS LIVING WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO LEAD PRODUCTIVE, MEANINGFUL, SELF-DIRECTED LIVES OF RECOVERY AND WELLNESS. THE STATEWIDE CONSUMER NETWORK PROGRAM (SCN) WILL ALLOW THE GEORGIA MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMER NETWORK (GMHCN) TO LEAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGIA'S PEER SPECIALIST TRAINING PROVIDERS, INCLUDING THE GEORGIA COUNCIL ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THE GEORGIA PARENT SUPPORT NETWORK, AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (DHBDD), THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT. GEORGIA CURRENTLY HAS 592,000 JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS. GEORGIA HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CITIZENS ON PROBATION AND PAROLE IN THE NATION, AND IS SECOND IN THE NATION FOR PERCENTAGE OF INCARCERATED CITIZENS. ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DATA, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ONLY 15% OF GEORGIA'S INCARCERATED CITIZENS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS ARE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR THEM. THIS SCN PROPOSAL RESPONDS TO A NEED IDENTIFIED IN 2017 BY THE STATE OF GEORGIA FOR THE EXPANSION OF A FORENSIC PEER MENTOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT LED BY GMHCN, THAT PROVED SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING THE RECIDIVISM RATE AMONG PEOPLE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS. THIS EXPANSION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE COURSE OF THE THREE-YEAR SCN. IN THE FIRST YEAR, COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS WILL BE HELD WITH JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN EACH OF SIX DBHDD SERVICE REGIONS. DATA GATHERED AT THE LISTENING SESSIONS (FROM AT LEAST 120 GEORGIANS) WILL BE USED TO INFORM A TRAINING MANUAL THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR USE IN YEARS TWO AND THREE. THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THAT FORM THE FOUNDATION OF THE PEER TRAINING WILL BE SELECTED BASED ON THE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN GEORGIA'S COMMUNITIES, AND THE CURRICULUM WILL BE REFINED IN YEARS TWO AND THREE BASED ON DATA GATHERED FROM PRE- AND POST-TRAINING TESTS AND TRAINING ASSESSMENT TOOLS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRAINING WILL BE DRAWN FROM GEORGIA'S EXISTING CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS) WORKFORCE, INCLUDING CPSS, CPS-ADDICTIVE DISEASE, CPS-YOUTH, AND CPS-PARENT. ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRAINING WILL HAVE PERSONAL LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. BY THE END OF YEAR THREE, 60 CPSS WILL HAVE RECEIVED THE NEW FORENSIC PEER MENTOR CREDENTIAL. IN SCN YEAR THREE, GMHCN WILL WORK WITH STATE AGENCIES TO REPLICATE THE SUCCESS IT HAS ACHIEVED IN BUILDING OTHER SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, IN CREATING A SERVICE DEFINITION THAT WILL ALLOW PROVIDERS OF STATE-FUNDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO BILL THE STATE AND MEDICAID FOR FORENSIC PEER MENTOR SERVICES. IN YEARS TWO AND THREE, MEDIA AND PUBLIC EVENTS WILL BE UTILIZED TO BUILD ADDITIONAL AWARENESS OF AND SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM, AND ADVOCATE FOR JOB CREATION FOR FORENSIC PEER MENTORS ACROSS THE STATE.
($14k)
2/1/22
Not listed
FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROJECT - ABSTRACT THE PURPOSE OF THE GEORGIA FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE PEER-BASED, PEER-LED, STATEWIDE FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROGRAM THAT WILL EXPAND THE FORENSIC PEER MENTOR WORKFORCE IN GEORGIA, AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM BY PROVIDING JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS LIVING WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO LEAD PRODUCTIVE, MEANINGFUL, SELF-DIRECTED LIVES OF RECOVERY AND WELLNESS. THE STATEWIDE CONSUMER NETWORK PROGRAM (SCN) WILL ALLOW THE GEORGIA MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMER NETWORK (GMHCN) TO LEAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGIA'S PEER SPECIALIST TRAINING PROVIDERS, INCLUDING THE GEORGIA COUNCIL ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THE GEORGIA PARENT SUPPORT NETWORK, AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (DHBDD), THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT. GEORGIA CURRENTLY HAS 592,000 JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS. GEORGIA HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CITIZENS ON PROBATION AND PAROLE IN THE NATION, AND IS SECOND IN THE NATION FOR PERCENTAGE OF INCARCERATED CITIZENS. ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DATA, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ONLY 15% OF GEORGIA'S INCARCERATED CITIZENS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS ARE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR THEM. THIS SCN PROPOSAL RESPONDS TO A NEED IDENTIFIED IN 2017 BY THE STATE OF GEORGIA FOR THE EXPANSION OF A FORENSIC PEER MENTOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT LED BY GMHCN, THAT PROVED SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING THE RECIDIVISM RATE AMONG PEOPLE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS. THIS EXPANSION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE COURSE OF THE THREE-YEAR SCN. IN THE FIRST YEAR, COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS WILL BE HELD WITH JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN EACH OF SIX DBHDD SERVICE REGIONS. DATA GATHERED AT THE LISTENING SESSIONS (FROM AT LEAST 120 GEORGIANS) WILL BE USED TO INFORM A TRAINING MANUAL THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR USE IN YEARS TWO AND THREE. THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THAT FORM THE FOUNDATION OF THE PEER TRAINING WILL BE SELECTED BASED ON THE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN GEORGIA'S COMMUNITIES, AND THE CURRICULUM WILL BE REFINED IN YEARS TWO AND THREE BASED ON DATA GATHERED FROM PRE- AND POST-TRAINING TESTS AND TRAINING ASSESSMENT TOOLS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRAINING WILL BE DRAWN FROM GEORGIA'S EXISTING CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS) WORKFORCE, INCLUDING CPSS, CPS-ADDICTIVE DISEASE, CPS-YOUTH, AND CPS-PARENT. ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRAINING WILL HAVE PERSONAL LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. BY THE END OF YEAR THREE, 60 CPSS WILL HAVE RECEIVED THE NEW FORENSIC PEER MENTOR CREDENTIAL. IN SCN YEAR THREE, GMHCN WILL WORK WITH STATE AGENCIES TO REPLICATE THE SUCCESS IT HAS ACHIEVED IN BUILDING OTHER SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, IN CREATING A SERVICE DEFINITION THAT WILL ALLOW PROVIDERS OF STATE-FUNDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO BILL THE STATE AND MEDICAID FOR FORENSIC PEER MENTOR SERVICES. IN YEARS TWO AND THREE, MEDIA AND PUBLIC EVENTS WILL BE UTILIZED TO BUILD ADDITIONAL AWARENESS OF AND SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM, AND ADVOCATE FOR JOB CREATION FOR FORENSIC PEER MENTORS ACROSS THE STATE.
($14k)
2/1/22
Not listed
FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROJECT - ABSTRACT THE PURPOSE OF THE GEORGIA FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE PEER-BASED, PEER-LED, STATEWIDE FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROGRAM THAT WILL EXPAND THE FORENSIC PEER MENTOR WORKFORCE IN GEORGIA, AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM BY PROVIDING JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS LIVING WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO LEAD PRODUCTIVE, MEANINGFUL, SELF-DIRECTED LIVES OF RECOVERY AND WELLNESS. THE STATEWIDE CONSUMER NETWORK PROGRAM (SCN) WILL ALLOW THE GEORGIA MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMER NETWORK (GMHCN) TO LEAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGIA'S PEER SPECIALIST TRAINING PROVIDERS, INCLUDING THE GEORGIA COUNCIL ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THE GEORGIA PARENT SUPPORT NETWORK, AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (DHBDD), THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT. GEORGIA CURRENTLY HAS 592,000 JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS. GEORGIA HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CITIZENS ON PROBATION AND PAROLE IN THE NATION, AND IS SECOND IN THE NATION FOR PERCENTAGE OF INCARCERATED CITIZENS. ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DATA, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ONLY 15% OF GEORGIA'S INCARCERATED CITIZENS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS ARE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR THEM. THIS SCN PROPOSAL RESPONDS TO A NEED IDENTIFIED IN 2017 BY THE STATE OF GEORGIA FOR THE EXPANSION OF A FORENSIC PEER MENTOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT LED BY GMHCN, THAT PROVED SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING THE RECIDIVISM RATE AMONG PEOPLE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS. THIS EXPANSION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE COURSE OF THE THREE-YEAR SCN. IN THE FIRST YEAR, COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS WILL BE HELD WITH JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN EACH OF SIX DBHDD SERVICE REGIONS. DATA GATHERED AT THE LISTENING SESSIONS (FROM AT LEAST 120 GEORGIANS) WILL BE USED TO INFORM A TRAINING MANUAL THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR USE IN YEARS TWO AND THREE. THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THAT FORM THE FOUNDATION OF THE PEER TRAINING WILL BE SELECTED BASED ON THE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN GEORGIA'S COMMUNITIES, AND THE CURRICULUM WILL BE REFINED IN YEARS TWO AND THREE BASED ON DATA GATHERED FROM PRE- AND POST-TRAINING TESTS AND TRAINING ASSESSMENT TOOLS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRAINING WILL BE DRAWN FROM GEORGIA'S EXISTING CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS) WORKFORCE, INCLUDING CPSS, CPS-ADDICTIVE DISEASE, CPS-YOUTH, AND CPS-PARENT. ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRAINING WILL HAVE PERSONAL LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. BY THE END OF YEAR THREE, 60 CPSS WILL HAVE RECEIVED THE NEW FORENSIC PEER MENTOR CREDENTIAL. IN SCN YEAR THREE, GMHCN WILL WORK WITH STATE AGENCIES TO REPLICATE THE SUCCESS IT HAS ACHIEVED IN BUILDING OTHER SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, IN CREATING A SERVICE DEFINITION THAT WILL ALLOW PROVIDERS OF STATE-FUNDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO BILL THE STATE AND MEDICAID FOR FORENSIC PEER MENTOR SERVICES. IN YEARS TWO AND THREE, MEDIA AND PUBLIC EVENTS WILL BE UTILIZED TO BUILD ADDITIONAL AWARENESS OF AND SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM, AND ADVOCATE FOR JOB CREATION FOR FORENSIC PEER MENTORS ACROSS THE STATE.
$0
11/10/20
Not listed
FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROJECT - ABSTRACT THE PURPOSE OF THE GEORGIA FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE PEER-BASED, PEER-LED, STATEWIDE FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROGRAM THAT WILL EXPAND THE FORENSIC PEER MENTOR WORKFORCE IN GEORGIA, AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM BY PROVIDING JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS LIVING WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO LEAD PRODUCTIVE, MEANINGFUL, SELF-DIRECTED LIVES OF RECOVERY AND WELLNESS. THE STATEWIDE CONSUMER NETWORK PROGRAM (SCN) WILL ALLOW THE GEORGIA MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMER NETWORK (GMHCN) TO LEAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGIA'S PEER SPECIALIST TRAINING PROVIDERS, INCLUDING THE GEORGIA COUNCIL ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THE GEORGIA PARENT SUPPORT NETWORK, AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (DHBDD), THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT. GEORGIA CURRENTLY HAS 592,000 JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS. GEORGIA HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CITIZENS ON PROBATION AND PAROLE IN THE NATION, AND IS SECOND IN THE NATION FOR PERCENTAGE OF INCARCERATED CITIZENS. ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DATA, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ONLY 15% OF GEORGIA'S INCARCERATED CITIZENS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS ARE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR THEM. THIS SCN PROPOSAL RESPONDS TO A NEED IDENTIFIED IN 2017 BY THE STATE OF GEORGIA FOR THE EXPANSION OF A FORENSIC PEER MENTOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT LED BY GMHCN, THAT PROVED SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING THE RECIDIVISM RATE AMONG PEOPLE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS. THIS EXPANSION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE COURSE OF THE THREE-YEAR SCN. IN THE FIRST YEAR, COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS WILL BE HELD WITH JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN EACH OF SIX DBHDD SERVICE REGIONS. DATA GATHERED AT THE LISTENING SESSIONS (FROM AT LEAST 120 GEORGIANS) WILL BE USED TO INFORM A TRAINING MANUAL THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR USE IN YEARS TWO AND THREE. THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THAT FORM THE FOUNDATION OF THE PEER TRAINING WILL BE SELECTED BASED ON THE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN GEORGIA'S COMMUNITIES, AND THE CURRICULUM WILL BE REFINED IN YEARS TWO AND THREE BASED ON DATA GATHERED FROM PRE- AND POST-TRAINING TESTS AND TRAINING ASSESSMENT TOOLS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRAINING WILL BE DRAWN FROM GEORGIA'S EXISTING CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS) WORKFORCE, INCLUDING CPSS, CPS-ADDICTIVE DISEASE, CPS-YOUTH, AND CPS-PARENT. ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRAINING WILL HAVE PERSONAL LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. BY THE END OF YEAR THREE, 60 CPSS WILL HAVE RECEIVED THE NEW FORENSIC PEER MENTOR CREDENTIAL. IN SCN YEAR THREE, GMHCN WILL WORK WITH STATE AGENCIES TO REPLICATE THE SUCCESS IT HAS ACHIEVED IN BUILDING OTHER SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, IN CREATING A SERVICE DEFINITION THAT WILL ALLOW PROVIDERS OF STATE-FUNDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO BILL THE STATE AND MEDICAID FOR FORENSIC PEER MENTOR SERVICES. IN YEARS TWO AND THREE, MEDIA AND PUBLIC EVENTS WILL BE UTILIZED TO BUILD ADDITIONAL AWARENESS OF AND SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM, AND ADVOCATE FOR JOB CREATION FOR FORENSIC PEER MENTORS ACROSS THE STATE.
$0
11/10/20
Not listed
FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROJECT - ABSTRACT THE PURPOSE OF THE GEORGIA FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE PEER-BASED, PEER-LED, STATEWIDE FORENSIC PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROGRAM THAT WILL EXPAND THE FORENSIC PEER MENTOR WORKFORCE IN GEORGIA, AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM BY PROVIDING JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS LIVING WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO LEAD PRODUCTIVE, MEANINGFUL, SELF-DIRECTED LIVES OF RECOVERY AND WELLNESS. THE STATEWIDE CONSUMER NETWORK PROGRAM (SCN) WILL ALLOW THE GEORGIA MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMER NETWORK (GMHCN) TO LEAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGIA'S PEER SPECIALIST TRAINING PROVIDERS, INCLUDING THE GEORGIA COUNCIL ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THE GEORGIA PARENT SUPPORT NETWORK, AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (DHBDD), THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT. GEORGIA CURRENTLY HAS 592,000 JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS. GEORGIA HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CITIZENS ON PROBATION AND PAROLE IN THE NATION, AND IS SECOND IN THE NATION FOR PERCENTAGE OF INCARCERATED CITIZENS. ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DATA, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ONLY 15% OF GEORGIA'S INCARCERATED CITIZENS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS ARE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR THEM. THIS SCN PROPOSAL RESPONDS TO A NEED IDENTIFIED IN 2017 BY THE STATE OF GEORGIA FOR THE EXPANSION OF A FORENSIC PEER MENTOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT LED BY GMHCN, THAT PROVED SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING THE RECIDIVISM RATE AMONG PEOPLE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS. THIS EXPANSION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE COURSE OF THE THREE-YEAR SCN. IN THE FIRST YEAR, COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS WILL BE HELD WITH JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN EACH OF SIX DBHDD SERVICE REGIONS. DATA GATHERED AT THE LISTENING SESSIONS (FROM AT LEAST 120 GEORGIANS) WILL BE USED TO INFORM A TRAINING MANUAL THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR USE IN YEARS TWO AND THREE. THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THAT FORM THE FOUNDATION OF THE PEER TRAINING WILL BE SELECTED BASED ON THE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN GEORGIA'S COMMUNITIES, AND THE CURRICULUM WILL BE REFINED IN YEARS TWO AND THREE BASED ON DATA GATHERED FROM PRE- AND POST-TRAINING TESTS AND TRAINING ASSESSMENT TOOLS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRAINING WILL BE DRAWN FROM GEORGIA'S EXISTING CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS) WORKFORCE, INCLUDING CPSS, CPS-ADDICTIVE DISEASE, CPS-YOUTH, AND CPS-PARENT. ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRAINING WILL HAVE PERSONAL LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. BY THE END OF YEAR THREE, 60 CPSS WILL HAVE RECEIVED THE NEW FORENSIC PEER MENTOR CREDENTIAL. IN SCN YEAR THREE, GMHCN WILL WORK WITH STATE AGENCIES TO REPLICATE THE SUCCESS IT HAS ACHIEVED IN BUILDING OTHER SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, IN CREATING A SERVICE DEFINITION THAT WILL ALLOW PROVIDERS OF STATE-FUNDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO BILL THE STATE AND MEDICAID FOR FORENSIC PEER MENTOR SERVICES. IN YEARS TWO AND THREE, MEDIA AND PUBLIC EVENTS WILL BE UTILIZED TO BUILD ADDITIONAL AWARENESS OF AND SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM, AND ADVOCATE FOR JOB CREATION FOR FORENSIC PEER MENTORS ACROSS THE STATE.
$0
10/20/20