26 Phone Calls in January-February with 41 participants representing 14 entities.
Objective 1: Help up to two additional states undertake the JRI process.
· 1/3/24: Virtual meeting with Jeffrey White (Director, New Hampshire DOC Field Services) to discuss the WG and qualitative analysis plan.
1/4/24: Virtual meeting with Ben Frost (Deputy Executive Director, New Hampshire Housing Association) to discuss the WG and provide a project update.
· 1/9/24: Virtual meeting with Senator Kevin Avard (Member, Governor’s Advisory Commission on Mental Illness and the Corrections System) to provide a project overview and welcome him to the Advisory Commission.
· 1/12/24: Virtual meeting with Alex Casale (Coordinator, New Hampshire Courts) to discuss the WG.
· 1/17/24: Video check-in with Keith Johnson (System Development Specialist VI, Department of Corrections) to discuss data clarification questions.
· 1/19/24: Virtual meeting with Heidi Guinen (Deputy Director, New Hampshire DOC Medical and Forensic Services) and Paula Mattis (Director, New Hampshire DOC Medical and Forensic Services) to discuss the qualitative analysis.
· 1/22/24: Virtual meeting with Chief Allen Aldenberg (President, New Hampshire Chief of Police Association) to discuss the WG.
· 1/22/24: Virtual meeting with Julianne Carbin (Deputy Director, New Hampshire DHHS Division of Behavioral Health) and Andrew Chalsma (Director of Data Analytics and Reporting, New Hampshire DHHS) to discuss the WG and data analysis.
· 1/22/24: Virtual meeting with Helen Hanks (Commissioner, New Hampshire DOC) to discuss the data analysis and preview the presentation.
· 1/23/24: Virtual meeting with Maggie Pritchard (Executive Director, Lakes Regional Community Mental Health Center), Kimberly Goldberg (Director of Acute Care Services, Lakes Regional Community Mental Health Center), and Christine Alvarez (COO, Lakes Regional Community Mental Health Center) to learn more about the Crisis Receiving Center they are opening.
· 1/23/24: Virtual meeting with Nicholas Duffy (Director, New Hampshire DOC Division of Rehabilitative Services) and Laurie Foster (Deputy Director, New Hampshire DOC Division of Rehabilitative Services) to discuss the qualitative analysis.
· 1/25/24: Virtual meeting with Tim Lethbridge (Superintendent, Grafton County) to discuss the project and the WG.
· 1/26/24: Video check-in with Keith Johnson (System Development Specialist VI, Department of Corrections) to discuss data clarification questions.
· 1/29/24: Virtual check-in with Steve Arnault (VP of Clinical Services, Center for Life Management New Hampshire) and Vic Topo (CEO, Center for Life Management New Hampshire) to learn more about the Crisis Receiving Center they are opening.
· 2/1/2024: Video check-in with Jessica Sagona (Senior Public Health Data Analyst, DHHS) to discuss the Medicaid data match, service descriptions, and costs. (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 2/2/2024: Video check-in with Jessica Sagona (Senior Public Health Data Analyst, DHHS) to discuss the Medicaid data match, service descriptions, and costs. (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 2/6/2024: Video check-in with Keith Johnson (System Development Specialist VI, Department of Corrections) to discuss data clarification questions and project next steps. (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 2/13/24: Virtual meeting with the Implementation Working Group, consisting of Tim Lethbridge (Superintendent, Grafton County Department of Corrections), Lisa Madden (President, Community Mental Health Center Association, and Member, Hospital Association), Eve Allen (Mental Health Program Administrator, DHHS), Pete Marr (Assistant Chief, Manchester Police Department), David Cady (Deputy Director, DOC Community Supervision), and Alex Casale (Drug Court Liaison, NH Courts) to provide an introduction to the project, discuss their role as members, and future meetings. (6 people, representing 7 agencies)
2/13/24: Virtual focus group meeting with Paula Mattis (Director, New Hampshire DOC Division of Medical and Forensics) and Heidi Guinnen (Deputy Director, New Hampshire DOC Division of Medical and Forensics) to learn more about their clinical services in the facilities statewide. (2 people, representing 1 agency)
· 2/14/24: Virtual meeting with Helen Hanks (Commissioner, New Hampshire DOC) and Keith Johnson (System Development Specialist VI, New Hampshire DOC) to provide a presentation preview, discuss the data analysis, and give an overview of the subaward process. (2 people, representing 1 agency)
· 2/14/24: Virtual meeting with Katja Fox (Director, New Hampshire DHHS Division of Behavioral Health), Julianne Carbin (Deputy Director, New Hampshire DHHS Division of Behavioral Health), Evelyn Allen (Program Manager, New Hampshire DHHS Mental Health Services), Henry Lipman (Director, New Hampshire Medicaid), Andrew Chalsma (Director of Data Analytics and Reporting, New Hampshire DHHS), and Jessica Sagona (Data Analyst, New Hampshire DHHS), to discuss the Medicaid data analysis plan, the subaward process, and technical assistance. (6 people, representing 1 agency)
· 2/14/24: Virtual meeting with Thomas Velardi (Director of Public Protection, New Hampshire Attorney General) to provide a project update. (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 2/26/24: Virtual meeting with Julianne Carbin (Deputy Director, New Hampshire DHHS Division of Behavioral Health) to discuss the subaward opportunity and DHHS’s thoughts on possible policy recommendations. (1 person, representing 1 agency)
· 2/28/24: Virtual focus group with New Hampshire DOC LADC personnel to learn about their programs, policies and practices, and experiences. (10 people, representing 1 agency)
· 2/28/24: Virtual meeting with Roger Phillips (Chair, New Hampshire Adult Parole Board) and Jay Mackey (Director of Operations, New Hampshire Adult Parole Board) to provide them with an overview of the project and learn about their work. (2 people, representing 1 agency)
· 2/29/24: Video check-in with Keith Johnson (System Development Specialist VI, Department of Corrections) to discuss data availability of parole board outcomes and consecutive sentences. (1 person, representing 1 agency)
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