Office of Justice Coordination
The Office of Justice Coordination provides a high level of research and development expertise, including monitoring and evaluation of present and future justice programs within Pinellas County to ensure that the citizens of Pinellas receive the highest quality justice and public safety services for the resources provided.
Quick Facts
The delay will help allow our partners to fully participate which is in the interest of all participants.
A notice was sent to all the participants to help select a new date in the coming months.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Accomplishments
- The Division continues to expand attendance and monitoring of supported justice programs and is working on updated data reporting.
- The Division recently engaged on formalizing the Substance Abuse Advisory Board meetings to foster a structure that allows for action planning and discussion. This will be an ongoing effort.
Justice Coordination collaborated with community partners to hold two cross-system planning meetings to help identify local strategies to improve service connections and outcomes for justice involved youth and adults. These efforts have resulted in ongoing workgroups that will continue to review barriers and solutions for system coordination. The workgroups are broken out into 4 key goals (below) each with a series of action items for planning.
- System Navigation Action Plan: Establish a sustainable wraparound network that promotes access to services.
- Housing Access Action Plan: Improve Access to housing (supportive, temporary, affordable etc.) as part of a continuum.
- Community Awareness Action Plan: Promote community awareness and family engagement in prevention, intervention, and diversion services.
- Reentry & Transition Action Plan: Develop formalized reentry processes to prepare recently incarcerated residents for transition into the community.
Information & Resources
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Pinellas County Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) Reports
2022 Adult SIM Report – Policy Research Associates, Inc. (PRA) convened a cross-system group of criminal justice, behavioral health, and community stakeholders from Pinellas County, Florida for a Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) Mapping Workshop. The SIM Mapping Workshop was held September 22-23, 2022. The workshop was hosted and supported by the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners. Approximately 50 representatives from Pinellas County participated in the event.
2022 Juvenile SIM Report – Transforming Services for Juveniles with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System.
2016 Adult SIM Report – Improving Services for Adults with Mental Illnesses and/or Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders Involved with the Criminal Justice System.
2011 Juvenile SIM Report – The Strategic Planning Kick off meeting to Improve Services for Juveniles with Mental Illness in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System.
Justice Coordination Success Stories
Amari Morris, RMHVI
Westcare Mental health Counselor, Outpatient
‘I’ve had the pleasure to work with a client that has shown stabilization in multiple areas of their life. Through the course of treatment, they have established care for their mental and physical health. With their mental health, they have demonstrated a decrease in severity of psychological symptoms. With their physical health, they have received referrals for specialty providers and have learned techniques to improve their condition. This client has enrolled in the Pinellas County Health program, gained employment, and maintained sobriety throughout the duration of treatment. Overall, they report increasing their self-awareness, acceptance of who they are, and resilience. This client reports WestCare playing a significant role in their journey of recovery’.
Nancy J Hohnholz, LMHC
Westcare Mental Health Counselor, Outpatient Services
While working with CCRP, I’ve had the opportunity to provide services to many individuals. One client in particular, Deanna (whom I recently contacted for an update on her progress insisted I use her name). After a successful discharge from CCRP, she enrolled at St. Pete College and began working toward her associate degree. She is employed full-time as a Case Manager for the Pinellas Ex-Offender Reintegration Coalition and is running a Peer Support Recovery business in her spare time. Deanna told me while in our program that she wanted to “pay it forward” and this is exactly what she’s doing. I look forward to hearing more about her achievements and congratulate her for her success!
Gina Jeffrey, Unified Family Court Director
Unified Family Court | Sixth Judicial Circuit
The Unified Family Court Department is honored to be asked to participate in a video about one of the grants from the Dependency Drug Court.
Click on Opioid-Affected Youth Initiative (OAYI)
This initiative facilitates rapid access to care for at-risk children from Early Childhood Court and those of parents in Family Dependency Treatment Court.