Growing CIT in Native American Communities
Presenters
• Dan Abreu, GAINS Center [email protected]
• LeMoine LaPointe, Experiential Education professional [email protected]
• Mark Anderson, Barbara Schneider Foundation [email protected]
• Rhiana Yazzie, Playwright, director, performer, and producer [email protected]
The Crisis Intervention Team International (CITI) Conference
October 14 - 16, 2013Hartford, CT
Growing CIT in Native American Communities
Dan Abreu, MS CRC LMHCSAMHSA’s National GAINS Center
2013 Tribal Justice Policy Academy
Sheraton Wild Horse Pass – Chandler, AZ
May 22-24, 2013
Participating Tribes
General Team Composition
• Tribal leaders/officials
• Leaders in behavioral health• Leaders in corrections, probation/parole, law
enforcement, and judicial systems (including prosecution and defense)
• Other key stakeholders/decision makers
Creating a Local Systems Map
• Brings together key stakeholders to tap into local expertise
• Creates a local map using the Sequential Intercept Model– Visually depicts local system– Identifies:
o Existing local services and processes– Gaps in services – Strengths to build upon --- opportunities and resources – Data
o Issues considered important to local stakeholders
• Helps everyone see the “big picture” and how they fit– Helps diverse groups from various systems understand where/how everything
fits– Intercepts provide manageable venues and opportunities for systems
interventions
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YIntercept 1Law enforcement
911
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Intercept 2Initial detention / Initial court hearings
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Intercept 3Jails / Courts
Jail
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Intercept 4Reentry
Pris
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Intercept 5Community corrections
Prob
ation
Violation
Violation
Sequential Intercept Model
Problems
• Transport Issues
• Multiple Jurisdictions
• No Public Defenders
• Lack of mobile response
• Most services off the reservation
• Poor data systems
• No detox on reservation– At least an hour away – Not all individuals eligible for county payments
• No 72 hour hold facility on reservation– Could be 8 hours before placed– Could go to detention
• Inconsistent MH screening in jails
• Inconsistent screening for NA in non tribal jails
Problems
• 911 services are not coordinated to meet the needs in ‘reservation’ proper.
• There are more than two contact phone numbers to know to access assistance – one for law enforcement, one for ambulance and one for seeking assistance in a crisis.
• Availability of resources to address or answer the call for help.
Issues in Indian Country
• Cross deputization
• CIT Training – Mental Health Unit (Ute and
Shoshone)
• Shared Court Jurisdictions
• Shared Probation Supervision
Best Practices
Mde Maka Ska
Indigenize CIT
Cycle of Crisis
traumatic disruption
crisis
Cycle of Recovery
recovery health wellness
New Native Theatre
Wrap Up
The Barbara Schneider Foundation, 2419 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, 55404 (612)801-8572
• Questions?• Comments?• Feedback?
– Contact: Mark Anderson– Executive Director, – Barbara Schneider Foundation– 612 801 8572– [email protected]– www.thebarbaraschneiderfoundation.org
The Mental Health Crisis Response Institute
a program of the
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