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The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and the Center for Health Care Strategies are excited to announce a six-month Medicaid and Corrections Policy Academy on behalf of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs. The Policy Academy will bring together teams of senior executive agency leaders from four to six states to develop multi-sector collaborative planning to leverage Medicaid for improving reentry outcomes for people in the justice system who have complex needs.

December 4, 2024: sent EA materials, warm introduction to Brooke Abrams, SME in participant engagment in research

November 19, 2024: Met with the ICJIA team to learn more about their needs and establish monthly call series. They identified needs related to meaningul participant engagement, survey response rates, evaluability assesments, youth interviews

Informational sessions with prospective pilot sites (any intersted VTC program) addressing the VTCEI goals and objectives, what is expected to be a pilot site, and how to become a pilot site

TA checkin meetings to follow up on: progress toward completing training, progress with implementation, updates to implementation plan, challenges with implementation, problem-solve as needed, identify availability and sources of recidivism data, discuss next steps

Address questions and issues

Address training and implementation questions and issues

Address questions and issues

Address training and implementation questions and issues

Set up phone consultation with Judge Theresa Chernosky following her attendance at the panel discussion on Promising Practices at the Nexus of Courts and Behavioral Health at the NJCFCJ's annual conference in July 2024. Discussed Judge Chernosky's interest in developing more support services for families and individuals involved in family and dependency court. Referred her to All Rise, who connected her with Children and Family Futures for tech assistance regarding Family Treatment Courts.

Describe the components of the VET-S and VTQ-C; Differentiate the potential uses of each assessment as an eligibility screener or case planning tool; Practice scoring the instrument(s) with sufficient accuracy.

TA checkin meetings to follow up on: progress toward completing training, progress with implementation, updates to implementation plan, challenges with implementation, problem-solve as needed, identify availability and sources of recidivism data, discuss next steps