Board of Directors Meeting September 23, 2019 Habitual Offender - PDF document

Board of Directors Meeting September 23, 2019 Habitual Offender Monitoring and Enforcement Unit (HOME) and Early Childhood Court Item V. Recommended Action: Information Only Strategic Plan Alignment: Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect The Juvenile Welfare Board (JWB) is approaching its third year of funding the system navigation positions through Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services (PEMHS) for the Habitual Offender Monitoring Enforcement Unit (HOME). The unit is designed to provide intensive services to youth with five felonies or more and on home detention from incurring additional charges. Lieutenant Joanie Goodley of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and Ms.Courtney Covington of PEMHS will be providing a review of the program and outcomes. In addition, JWB will begin its second year of funding for Early Childhood Court effective October 1, 2019. This program is designed to serve dependent infants at birth and their siblings to ensure services are expedited. Judge Kimberly Todd presiding Judge of Early Childhood Court and Ms. Russia Collins Program Director, will provide an overview of the program and its outcomes. Staff Resource: Judith Warren

H.O.M.E. NAVIGATOR ANNUAL RECIDIVISM REPORT July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE “Leading The Way For A Safer Pinellas ”

H.O.M.E. Navigator Program • The Habitual Offender Monitoring Enforcement Task Force Navigator Program: • Is a partnership between law enforcement and PEMHS • Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, St. Petersburg Police, Pinellas Park Police, Clearwater Police and Largo Police Departments participate • Officially began Oct. 1, 2017 • Referrals are supplied to PEMHS by H.O.M.E. Task Force members • Includes DJJ Juvenile Probation Officer referrals • Voluntary program • Provides wrap-around services to clients and their families

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Recidivism Research

H.O.M.E. Navigator Program • Since inception 52 juvenile clients & families have received services • 48 juvenile clients received services from July 2018 to June 2019 • 17 of the 48 were carried over from the previous year. • 31 of the 48 clients received services for a minimum of 90 days

Client Recidivism • 11 (35%) of 31 clients did not reoffend • 9 of 11 had no confinement in detention/commitment programs • 20 (65%) of 31 clients were arrested for a new felony or misdemeanor charge

Offense Comparison • 20 of 31 clients were charged with Offense Comparison 2018-2019 79* new offenses • 79 new charges included 49 felonies and 30 misdemeanors • 45 (57%) of 79 offenses occurred 43% when services were offered 57% • 34 (43%) of 79 occurred when no services were in place *10 of 20 clients had multiple charges occurring during a single arrest event During Services Not During Services

Client Offense Comparison • An annual comparison of Annual Client Offense Comparison offenses was conducted 130 • The 31 clients were arrested for 130 offenses in 2017/18 79 • The 31 clients were arrested for 79 offenses in 2018/19 • The number of offenses decreased by 39% July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018 July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019

Client Comparison • An annual comparison of clients Annual Client Arrest Comparison arrested was conducted 29 • Of the 31, 29 (94%) of clients were arrested in 2017/18 20 • Of the 31, 20 (65%) of clients were arrested in 2018/19 • The number of clients arrested decreased by 31% July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018 July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019

Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services Sustainability Outcomes

H.O.M.E. Matrix Outcomes 18/19 5 4 3 Matrix Domain Scores 2 1 0 Matrix Domain Scores Legend Matrix Domains 1 - In Crisis 2 - Vulnerable N = 31 3 - Safe 4 - Bldg Capacity 5 - Empowered PRE POST

Housing  21/31 Families identified Housing as a need  91% (19/21) were assisted and are currently stably housed o 10 Families received move in assistance o 3 Families received assistance to continue in their home o 5 Families utilized a shelter stay and were housed via Rapid Rehousing o 1 Family the Navigator secured a grant for home repairs and the Family maintained their home following a house fire

Education  13/31 Families identified Child Education as a need  77% (10/13) were assisted and continue to show improvement with their education o 2 Youth Participated with the Home Builder Institute and completed their GED o 4 Youth are working with the Adult Learning Center on the completion of their GED o 2 Youth attended the Summer Bridge Program and were scheduled to return to school on track o 1 Youth has worked on Credit Recovery and was promoted to the next grade o 1 Youth who had been out of school returned and is rapidly catching up o a Brother of a Youth attended the Anytown Program this Summer and earned .5 Social Sciences credit o 1 Youth was enrolled in the Arts Conservatory for Teens afterschool program and during this time his school attendance increased as well

Support/Parenting  13/31 Families identified a need for increased Support/Parenting  100% (13/13) were assisted with increasing this identified need o 3 Parents became actively involved in their Youth’s education (school attendance/grades and following up with school personnel) o 1 Parent worked out assistance support with her utility bills through her employer- decreasing the Family stress o 6 Families, once connected, stated they rely on the support from DJJ/JPO- afterschool programs (YAP and Paxen) and transportation for court appearances o 2 Families effectively developed & have implemented House Rules and Behavior Expectations o 1 Family developed a supportive relationship with their Neighbor and the assistance with covering Family needs has been a stress reducer for the mother

Questions? Director Courtney Covington Lieutenant Joni Goodley Family and Community Services Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office PEMHS

Early Childhood Court Pinellas County-6 th Judicial Circuit

Judicial Leadership • Honorable Judge Kimberly Todd • ECC in Pinellas implemented 2014 • Partnership with Zero to Three-Why Infants and Toddlers? • Barrier to sustaining ECC • JWB Funding, collaboration, and support

Community Coordinator “ The Community Coordinator is the one member of the Safe Babies Court Team who focuses all professional energy on achieving the goals of the approach. The Community Coordinator welcomes stakeholders and parents to the table. They set the tone for how everyone interacts with each other. In all successful S afe Babies Court Teams, it has been the Community Coordinator whom everyone relied on to keep focused on the important work of the team.” - A Guide to Implementing S afe Babies Court Team Approach, 2017

Impact to Families • Co-parenting • Icebreaker Meeting between bio families and caregivers • ECC Consults • Families have more frequent opportunities to discuss case progress and barriers. Child centered meetings that occur monthly to encourage collaboration and problem solving outside of the courtroom • Early Intervention S ervices • Infants and toddlers receive Infant Mental Health S ervices • Have access to Child Parent Psychotherapy and other intensive parent child interventions.

Community Coordination • Monthly S takeholders meeting • Clinical S ub Committee • Co-parenting Measures S ub Committee • Community Trainings • Pre Court Meetings

S uccessful Outcomes FY 18-19 • 100% of cases reunified, reunification occurred within 12 months. • No cases closed FY 18-19 have had a re-removal since reunification. • 21 children and their families are actively being served. • ECC families have through use of FS I and family incentive dollars had access to housing, food, transportation, enrichment activities, etc. This economic stability supports prevention of future maltreatments.