CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM
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Petitioner: |
Steven D. Grierson, Court Executive Officer, Eighth Judicial District Court |
Recommendation:
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Approve and authorize a modification to the grant and budget from the State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public & Behavioral Health and the Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education for $750,000 for the Law Enforcement Intervention for Mental Health and Addiction (LIMA) pre-booking diversion program and authorize an additional limited permanent specialist position for the LIMA program. (For possible action)
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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Fund #: |
2201.000 |
Fund Name: |
Specialty Court Grants |
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Fund Center: |
1160340000 |
Funded PGM/Grant: |
1160.LIMA.2021 |
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Amount: |
$750,000.00 |
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Description: |
Law Enforcement Intervention for Mental Health and Addiction (LIMA) |
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Additional Comments: |
The grant does not require any matching funds. The budget and project period are from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2021. |
BACKGROUND:
The Law Enforcement Intervention for Mental Health and Addiction (LIMA) program’s grant was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on December 15, 2020. The modified budget will increase the number of participants and add a second specialist position to the program.
The EJDC LIMA program was awarded and the Board approved $750,000.00 in grant funds to fund a full-time Specialty Court Specialist ($97,764.00), in-state travel for the specialist ($414), treatment, case management, and housing contracts ($651,822.00). The program is designed to assist with housing and services for the first 120 days, while the participant is becoming self-sufficient. Participants enter into transitional housing, receive case management, therapeutic support and community ties and support, become stable in their recovery, mental and physical health, and obtain employment training and employment during this period of grant funding. After this time period, the participant will have a stable source of income through employment or disability, acquire stable housing, continue in outpatient treatment, and become self-sufficient.
All providers contracted with the EJDC to provide services for the LIMA program must be SAPTA certified and utilize evidence-based services. Currently, the EJDC is contracted with Crossroads of Southern Nevada, Sierra Sage, and Freedom House/Freedom Behavioral Health to provide ASAM justified in-patient residential treatment, intensive outpatient treatment services, outpatient services, and housing services. Crossroads and Las Vegas Recovery Center can also provide detox services. In the past year, LIMA has admitted over 167 participants.
Due to the increase in participants, the use of insurance for a large part of services within the program, and the need for an additional Specialty Court Specialist, a budget modification was completed adding an additional full-time Specialty Court Specialist, training and travel and funds for participant’s rewards and incentives.