GRANTEE RESPONSBILITIES Clause Samples
GRANTEE RESPONSBILITIES. A. The Mental Health Grant for Justice-Involved Individuals Program shall provide community- based jail diversion services to individuals identified with a mental illness or co- occurring psychiatric and substance use disorder (COPSD). These individuals are at risk of involvement with the criminal justice system, have been arrested and incarcerated for the alleged commission of a crime, or adjudicated of a crime. The community collaborative shall:
1. Align with the mission, vision, and goals of the Fiscal Years 2017-2021 Texas Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan and address gaps, goals, and strategies identified in the strategic plan;
2. Reduce recidivism through a reduction in arrests and incarceration of individuals with a mental illness or COPSD;
3. Reduce the total wait time for individuals placed on forensic commitment to a state hospital, state supported living center, contracted psychiatric bed, or outpatient competency restoration treatment program;
4. Provide evidence-based mental health treatment for individuals involved in the criminal justice system;
5. Promote the use of the Sequential Intercept Model to facilitate diversion strategies;
6. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ community partnerships among service providers, law enforcement, and courts;
7. Increase sustainability by developing local community infrastructures;
8. Eliminate barriers to behavioral health treatment;
9. Increase the efficiency and efficacy of service delivery through data collection and evaluation to measure program outcomes;
10. Evaluate program effectiveness in reducing recidivism and improving mental health outcomes; and
11. Seek the expertise and inclusion of researchers, behavioral health service providers, forensic peers, criminal justice agencies, and other entities whose goal is to promote recovery among individuals with mental illness or COPSD.
B. Meet all of the statutory requirements of Texas Government Code, Chapter 531, Subchapter B, Section 531.0993, and S.B. 292, 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2017.
1. If applicable, Jail-Based Competency Restoration (JBCR) programs shall comply with the following in accordance with 26 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 307, Subchapter C, and as amended:
a. Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 46B;
b. Texas Health and Safety Code (HSC), Title 7, Chapter 574;
GRANTEE RESPONSBILITIES. Grantee shall develop community partnerships as part of the ICON program to identify and assist individuals with OUD and connect them to patient navigators, peer coaches, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)/Recovery Support Services (RSS) providers, and/or other services as part of a comprehensive, person-centered system of care supporting long-term treatment and recovery. Grantee shall:
A. Ensure community partnerships comprise key stakeholders specific to each community and, to the extent possible, a variety of traditional and non-traditional partners, such as MAT and recovery providers, clinical entities (hospitals, emergency departments, federally qualified health centers), justice/corrections settings including drug courts, first responders including Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and fire/police departments, local health departments, community health workers, Promotoras (Hispanic or Latino health education workers), faith communities, shelters, food banks/pantries, and other local/regional community- based organizations.
B. Hire a Community Health Coordinator (CHC) to develop and expand local community partnerships and improve service access to individuals with OUD. Grantee shall hire at least one Community Health Coordinator for each community, employing a minimum of five in the first year of the contract. Grantee shall ensure Community Health Coordinators have public health coalition building experience and complete the following tasks:
1. Develop and coordinate community partnerships by recruiting and convening local stakeholders who provide services relevant to individuals with a history of OUD. CHCs will organize meetings, trainings, educational events, etc., to provide partners with an understanding of:
a. Including but not limited to the opioid crisis, the OUD service delivery continuum including MAT/RSS, the importance of reducing stigma, wrap-around services, overdose prevention, overdose response and follow up, reaching incarcerated individuals or those in treatment and community re-entry services;
b. State and local resources for addressing OUD;
c. How partnership members can synergize services/resources with each other and statewide partners to provide a comprehensive system of care.
2. Act as a key contact for partnership members when they identify individuals with a history of OUD and help navigate those individuals to treatment, recovery, and other services. This includes working with first responders (local police, fire departments,...
GRANTEE RESPONSBILITIES. Grantee shall:
A. Task 1 – Expand First Responder HEROES Helpline Expand capacity of the 24/7 helpline to address the substance use and mental health needs of at least 125 callers (63 first responders and 62 healthcare workers). This includes:
1. Assemble all available resources on state-funded treatment facilities and recovery centers.
2. Develop protocol and supporting materials to address caller substance use and mental health needs.
3. Train employees on the protocol and telephone dialogues.
4. Report on aggregate call utilization and outcomes.
B. Task 2 – Expand First Responder Education Campaign Coordinate with local agencies throughout Texas to provide 20 townhall-style educational meetings and present at conferences attended by first responders. Continue to develop online educational materials for general and first-responder audiences related to opioid and substance use risk factors. Serve 2,000 first responders and healthcare workers by the end of FY24 through these education campaigns.
C. Task 3 – Determine barriers present for accessing treatment and recovery services, mental health services, and substance use disorder (SUD) services among first responders and healthcare workers. Collect data from 250 participants annually using:
1. Electronically distributed surveys
2. Detailed, in-depth interviews with at least 50 respondents ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall submit monthly progress reports on the HEROES Helpline (Tasks 1 and 2) addressing stage of development and implementation, challenges, and opportunities, including:
1. Helpline utilization statistics 2. Monthly call volumes (number of individuals that have received peer or behavioral support services)
3. De-identified patient stats, on average age, gender, race, and reasons for calling
4. Overview to average waitlist periods by region experienced by callers
5. Short-term outcomes, including days between calls and reported outcomes during the interim waitlist period 6. Education Attendance Volumes