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File #: 25-458    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Recommendation Status: Passed
File created: 3/4/2025 In control: Community and Family Services Department
On agenda: 3/25/2025 Final action: 3/25/2025
Title: Approval of Criminal Justice Mental Health and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant Program Final Program Status Report and Financial Report for Grant Agreement No. LH818 for the time period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. (Mental Health and Homelessness Division)
Attachments: 1. 03 - March 25, 2025 CJMHSA FINAL FINANCIAL EXPENDITURES REPORT, 2. 03 - March 25, 2025 Q4. Revised Expenditures Report and Final Program Status Report, 3. 03- March 25, 2025 LH818 Expenditure Report Template(1), 4. 03- March 25, 2025 LH818 Expenditure Report Template(2), 5. 2025-03-25 Community and Family Services Department Consent Item-03
Interoffice Memorandum

DATE: March 4, 2025

TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners

THROUGH: Venerria L. Thomas, Director

FROM: Isabelle Klier-Graham, Manager

CONTACT: Isabelle Klier-Graham

PHONE: 407-836-3187

DIVISION: Mental Health and Homelessness Division

ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval of Criminal Justice Mental Health and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant Program Final Program Status Report and Financial Report for Grant Agreement No. LH818 for the time period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. (Mental Health and Homelessness Division)
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PROJECT: N/A

PURPOSE: The Department of Children and Families notified Orange County of a full Criminal Justice Mental Health and Substance Abuse (CJMHSA) Reinvestment Grant award in the amount of $1,200,000 on June 3, 2021. The grant, for $400,000 a year for three years, began on January 1, 2022 and ended on December 31, 2024.

The Mental Health and Homelessness Division with the Grants Oversight Committee approval applied for the CJMHSA Reinvestment Grant Program to implement pre-booking diversion drop-in centers in East and West Orange County, as well as expand Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) Coordination in Orange County. Both CIT expansion and peer supported drop-in centers were identified as a community need in the Orange County Gaps Analysis and the Pre-Booking Committee of the Criminal Justice Public Safety Coordinating Council. Though law enforcement never fully embraced the concept to divert individuals directly to the drop-in centers, over 900 unhoused individuals were referred for behavioral health services over the three years. Approximately 10% successfully transitioned to permanent housing and/or residential care. Through these funds, Orange County was able to employ a full-time CIT coordinator who, in collaboration with Aspire Health Partners, trained over 450 first responders. This coordinator was also successful in creating an all-Orange County Corrections ...

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