SUMMARY
Providing housing and services associated with supportive supervised housing to clients referred by the Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health for out-of-custody competency restoration
BACKGROUND
Homelessness presents a significant challenge to out-of-custody competency evaluation and restoration. Many defendants remain in custody during the competency process because releasing them, without a stable place to live, would not be conducive to positive restoration outcomes, and may exacerbate behavioral health conditions. Temporary, or transitional housing, of the type that would benefit a justice-involved population, is a resource gap statewide. SAFER presents an opportunity to meet this need in Arapahoe County.
ELEMENTS
Providing safe, continuous hotel sheltering, onsite clinical counseling, case management, peer coaching, LPC-level care, EMDR, AcuDetox, QMAP, motivational interviewing, biopsychosocial evaluation, HMIS data entry and VI-SPDAT assessment, interfaith spiritual support, social work services, public benefits enrollment, and 24/7 staff supervision.
PROGRAM STAFF
Fines funding partially supports several staff positions to provide the program elements listed above.
CAPACITY
25 clients at a time
ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES
Decrease in individuals who require admittance to the state hospital for competency restoration; Decrease in time to reach competency outcome
STANDOUT ASPECTS
This program utilizes hotel rooms, rented in blocks by the program, to establish a staffed, supporting living environment. This program will show the potential to establish supportive living for this client base without incurring the capital expense of establishing a dedicated housing facility.
FUNDING
$2,007,500 for one year