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September 26, 2006 06 - 441 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting a grant in the amount of $98,723 from the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance and appropriating said amount in the FY 2006-2007 Behavioral Healthcare Services Fund Operating Budget for jail diversion services for the mentally ill. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation. Background: . In 2004, the Portsmouth Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services (BHS) in collaboration with other community stake holders developed a Mental Health Criminal Justice Work Group which subsequently identified the need for an intervention program to divert mentally ill individuals who committed non-violent, minor criminal offenses from the justice system to mental health care. It was determined that the nationally acclaimed Memphis "Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)" model of Police and Mental Health Clinic collaboration to divert mentally ill individuals who meet the specific protocols for diversion was the best model of intervention for Portsmouth. . In response to a United States Department of Justice solicitation for proposal, BHS submitted its proposal for Jail Diversion for Mentally III on April 20,2006. Discussion: . Program: The CIT Jail Diversion Program augments BHS' 24 hour, 7 day per week Emergency Services Department with select police officers being trained in the CIT model and assigned to provide services to mentally ill citizens who come in contact with the police. It also includes the staffing and maintenance by BHS of a Drop Off Center where CIT police may bring appropriate mentally ill individuals for assessment and treatment. BHS staff assess and assist mentally ill individuals and perform linkages with BHS and other treatment programs to provide appropriate dispositions to mentally ill individuals. . Financial Impact: There is a significant indirect benefit and savings to the City through diversion of appropriately identified mentally ill individuals from jail to appropriate mental health care. There are no direct costs to the City. The In kind costs are absorbed in the BHS budgeted funds. Staff Recommends: Adoption of proposed ordinance. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation. Next Steps Following Council Action: . Pending adoption, the Director of BHS will ensure the funds are budgeted and utilized in FY07 and FY08 to provide the jail diversion services for the mentally ill. Motion by Mr. Heretick, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $98,723 FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2006-2007 BEHAVIORAL HEAL THCARE SERVICES FUND OPERATING BUDGET FOR JAIL DIVERSION SERVICES FOR THE MENTALLY ILL." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, D. Smith, R. Smith, Holley Nays: None '" Motion by Ms. Psi mas, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, to change the order of business to consider Item 06-443 before Item 06-442, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, D. Smith, R. Smith, Holley Nays: None