SAN joaquin DUI court expansion project - samhsa treatment drug courts (nofo no

TI-23-007) SAN joaquin DUI court expansion project abstract summary superior court of california, county of SAN joaquin (SJ-CO), proposes to expand the driving under the influence (DUI) court. The focus population is defendants with high criminogenic risk factors and high substance abuse treatment needs. This includes CO-occurring substance use and mental health disorders and opioid addiction as the geographic catchment area SJ-CO, population 789,410, 1 experiences an opioid epidemic of increased use and related deaths. DUI court proposes to use its existing coordinated, assessment-based, multi-system approach that integrates the court's power to hold participants accountable with an array of substance abuse and mental health treatment, and other wrap-around services provided by agency partners. DUI court also proposes to expand its continuum of services, including HIV and hepatitis B and C testing access, mat treatment, recovery housing and a peer mentor recovery support group. Goals and objectives are as follow: goal 1: increase DUI court capacity in order to effectively treat a greater number of hrhn defendants, including those with CO-occurring SUD and mental health disorders. Objectives: serve 100 unduplicated individuals annually; assess 100% of participants for criminogenic risks and treatment needs using an evidence-based tool. Goal 2: expand access to treatment and services in a coordinated, assessment-based, multi-system approach to decrease recidivism among offenders and increase offender success. Objectives: achieve a 12% recidivism rate or lower rate among participants in program; achieve at least a 70% graduation rate or higher rate among participants; provide referral to 100% of at-risk participants for HIV, hepatitis B and C testing; ensure 100% of participants prescribed medicated assisted treatment (mat) are provided referrals for the treatment and support to use mat and mental health services; assess 100% of participants for treatment level with american society of addiction medicine criteria; refer 100% of participants to substance abuse treatment through partner resources; refer 100% of identified participants needing treatment for mental health disorder and CO-occurring disorders to partner resources. Goal 3: expand recovery support services to improve habilitation and long-term success among participants. Objectives: provide recovery housing in a sober living environment to a minimum of 15 participants using samhsa grant funds; distribute 500 1-day bus passes to participants without transportation; distribute 300 $10 gift card incentives for positive progress, 100 $10 gift card graduation incentives, and hold an annual graduation ceremony to celebrate completion of DUI court; establish a pilot peer mentor group and peer mentor training program; conduct training session for all new peer mentors; link at least 15% of participants to a peer mentor who is trained by ADC; and link 100% of participants to employment development services, such as job searches, training, education, resume-writing or other services. 1 U.S. Census bureau quickfacts (updated 2021)