SUMMARY
Providing supportive supervised housing and services 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. Valor presents an opportunity to meet this need.
ELEMENTS
Providing safe, continuous restoration housing, onsite clinical counseling, case management, peer coaching, medication management, public benefits enrollment, 24/7 staff supervision, and discharge planning.
PROGRAM STAFF
Fines Committee funding supports several staff positions to provide all program elements detailed above.
CAPACITY
When at full capacity, Valor intends to support 60 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; increase in treatment service engagement during and after justice involvement
STANDOUT ASPECTS
This program is renovating a hotel building to house clients and provide onsite services. Valor is the largest Fines Committee-funded program. .
FUNDING
$8,902,175