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Submitted by Ms. Theophani … on

The Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church requested technical assistance to implement a mental health court in their jurisdiction. The requestor withdrew their request.

TTA Short Name
Arlington/Falls Church Commonwealth Attorney Mental Health Court Implementation
Status of Deliverable
Status Changed
Type of Agency
TTA Title
Arlington/Falls Church, Virginia Commonwealth Attorney Mental Health Court Implementation
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Description of the Problem

We are beginning the process of establishing a mental health docket in our jurisdiction. We are attempting to determine what types of additional resources are needed, as our current County budget will only allow in-kind services to be used for the foreseeable future. We are hopeful that the national expertise of the BJA can bring different perspectives on the use of scarce resources that perhaps we have not previously considered. We also wish to explore the existence of protocols in other jurisdictions that we have not considered that may assist with best leveraging the scant resources available.

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Is this TTA in support of implementing or maintaining an evidence-based or promising practice?
No
Is this TTA in response to emerging public safety needs?
No
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Target Audience
County
Arlington County
TTA Program Area
Program Area - Sub Topics
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Type of Technical Assistance Requested
Recipient Agency Scope
No
Primary Recipient Agency Name
Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church
Primary Recipient Contact Name
Theophani Stamos
Primary Recipient Email Address
tstamos@arlingtonva.us
Communication Preference
E-mail
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How do you anticipate that the requested assistance will address the problems?
The goal of a mental health docket is not only to include providing treatment to those who are in need because it is clinically appropriate; it also includes the desire to reduce the risk of individuals remaining untreated and unsupervised going into the community and committing crimes. Laudable as those goals are, we are also stretched thin (as are many jurisdictions) and need to determine how to best meet these goals with existing resources. The assistance of the BJA would allow a fresh look at how we currently function and how we can incorporate a docket within our current structure, if possible. If it is not possible, then how to seek additional resources to appropriately move forward.
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