Logan
County receives federal grant to address nonviolent offenders with
mental illness
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[October 21, 2009]
The Logan County Probation
Department has received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance to create a plan for dealing with
nonviolent offenders who have serious mental health conditions.
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The probation department will lead the effort to link criminal
justice departments with local health and social services. The
ultimate aim is to ensure community safety and also see that
chronically ill individuals receive appropriate levels of treatment
and supervision.The Logan County Mental Health Initiative will be
a collaboration of the Logan County judges, sheriff, state’s
attorney, public defender, police department and health department,
along with local social services.
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Tazwood Mental Health Center and Treatment Alternatives for Safe
Communities assisted in the application and will participate in the
project. Tazwood provides a comprehensive spectrum of mental health
and substance abuse treatment services, including services for
criminal justice populations. TASC provides clinical assessment,
case management and monitoring of nonviolent offenders who have
substance use or mental health conditions.
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The project has two primary goals: (1) identify barriers to
providing appropriate mental health services to justice-involved
individuals in Logan County; and (2) propose a strategic plan to
remove these barriers and work collaboratively toward implementing
the plan.
Community input is being sought throughout this process. Logan
County residents are invited to visit
www.co.logan.il.us/probation to participate in a
survey and offer suggestions.
[Text from file received from
Logan County
Probation Department]
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