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Reinvestment Grant#RFA06H16GS1 <br /> Working Draft <br /> Mental Health Treatment <br /> Among Prison/Jail Inmates <br /> 100- too <br /> Ever Received Mental Mental Health Treatment <br /> 90: Health Treatment 90 Atter Prison/Jail Admission <br /> 80-: 80 <br /> 70= 70 i <br /> c <br /> 60-Li c 60- <br /> 2 <br /> 0 <br /> 50- <br /> 2 50- <br /> 40-' <br /> 040' I ° 40-: <br /> 30 30 <br /> 20- cAM <br /> 20 _ <br /> 10- - 10 27 <br /> 0- 0'1 <br /> ro c ;i 5 c n <br /> m n o <br /> E y Q> E y N <br /> 117 z v F- <br /> i <br /> ®State Prison ®Federal Prison ®Local Jal <br /> Dara coLawsy M DOJ , <br /> Despite the known systemic inadequacies, it is estimated that 125,000 individuals with <br /> mental health disorders are booked into Florida jails and prisons each year. Data <br /> concerning the jail population in Indian River County reflects this trend with at least 45% <br /> of the jail population reporting a mental health disorder and 30% of them receiving <br /> treatment with psychotropic medications. In IRC jails in 2015, there were 1,724 mental <br /> health clinical evaluations and 1,411 mental health orders received; and, a total of 215 <br /> inmates were placed on withdrawal protocol upon entering jail. Many have still not been <br /> properly diagnosed because they refuse to cooperate with mental health staff and, <br /> therefore, cannot be properly assessed. And, in addition to the high occurrence rate of <br /> mental illness, it is estimated that a minimum of 55% of all IRC inmates have a substance <br /> abuse problem. Indian River County, being a smaller community, historically lacked the <br /> necessary collaborative behavioral health and judicial infrastructure to divert individuals <br /> requiring mental health services from entering the criminal justice system. Almost two <br /> years ago, it was determined that a reliably viable solution would be to implement a Mental <br /> Health Court- a system that has been successfully implemented in other counties in <br /> Florida and throughout the United States. The Indian River County Mental Health Court <br /> (IRCMHC) pilot program began in January 2015 and has served a total of 108 individuals <br /> to date, with 81 of them still actively enrolled and 12 graduations. The success rate for <br /> IRCMHC is 44%; with the proposed funding allocation from this grant application, <br /> SEFBHN will work with local provider and stakeholder agencies to increase these <br /> already substantial positive outcomes. <br /> Page 7 of 33 <br />