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The Meriden Early Diversion, Referral, and Retention Project

Award Number: H79SM080539
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/30/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/29/2025

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The Meriden Early Diversion, Referral, and Retention Project - The Meriden Early Diversion, Referral, and Retention (MEDRR) project will result in a duplicable model for early diversion by law enforcement to behavioral health treatment and/or services that will keep clients living in central Connecticut’s Middlesex and New Haven Counties from becoming justice involved. The City’s first responders, including the local ambulance company, fire department, and police department, will identify clients for diversion through a brief screening process and refer them to Rushford Center. Rushford is the Local Mental Health Authority (LMHA) and addictions treatment center serving central Connecticut, however, Rushford accepts clients from outside the region as well. In alignment with the state’s effort to reduce the prison population in Connecticut, this project will help persons with behavioral health diagnoses to find an alternative to incarceration through recovery from mental illness and/or SUD. The Law Enforcement and Behavioral Health Partnership (LEBHP) formed to guide the project will increase access to behavioral healthcare and supports for persons encountering law enforcement in the City of Meriden using a model that will be replicated across portions of Middlesex and New Haven Counties through dissemination of the model to interested law enforcement agencies. Grant support for this project will assist in the diffusion of the model through the provision of staffing to develop and test the framework and through the provision of clinical services for project participants. Ultimately, MEDRR will enhance immediate access to high-quality behavioral health treatment and services to reduce the number of arrests for individuals diagnosed with SMI or COD and enable evidenced based treatment options in the community that focus on recovery and intervention, to divert justice involved persons to treatment. Additionally, through innovative treatment options, MEDRR will reduce the high-risk behaviors of individuals with SMI or COD that may contribute to involvement with the justice system. This project reduces recidivism by providing access to client-centered and recovery oriented wrap-around services and allows for enhanced coordination to help deliver more resources to support the health of the community and reduce the adverse impact of incarceration on individuals with behavioral health disorders. MEDRR will seek the input of consumers, families, youth, and others that may be targeted by this project and organizations representing their interests will be invited to participate in LEBHP meetings in order to guide the effort. Consumers, families, youth, and other service populations may receive training and related support necessary for them to contribute in a meaningful way.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2024	CITY OF MERIDEN	142 E MAIN ST	MERIDEN	CT	06450	LOWER CT RIVER VLY	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	5	8/27/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $330,000 )
2024	2024	CITY OF MERIDEN	142 E MAIN ST	MERIDEN	CT	06450	LOWER CT RIVER VLY	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	5	2/29/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$330,000
														Subtotal = $330,000

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $330,000 )
2023	2023	CITY OF MERIDEN	142 E MAIN ST	MERIDEN	CT	06450	LOWER CT RIVER VLY	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	4	7/25/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2023	MERIDEN, CITY OF	142 EAST MAIN STREET RM 124 (MERIDEN TOWN HALL)	MERIDEN	CT	06450	LOWER CT RIVER VLY	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	4	4/20/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$330,000
2023	2022	MERIDEN, CITY OF	142 EAST MAIN STREET RM 124 (MERIDEN TOWN HALL)	MERIDEN	CT	06450	LOWER CT RIVER VLY	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	12/1/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $330,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $330,000 )
2022	2022	MERIDEN, CITY OF	142 EAST MAIN STREET RM 124 (MERIDEN TOWN HALL)	MERIDEN	CT	06450	LOWER CT RIVER VLY	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	4/19/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$330,000
														Subtotal = $330,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $330,000 )
2021	2021	MERIDEN, CITY OF	142 EAST MAIN STREET RM 124 (MERIDEN TOWN HALL)	MERIDEN	CT	06450	LOWER CT RIVER VLY	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	2	4/27/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$330,000
2021	2021	MERIDEN, CITY OF	142 EAST MAIN STREET RM 124 (MERIDEN TOWN HALL)	MERIDEN	CT	06450	LOWER CT RIVER VLY	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	2	5/20/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	MERIDEN, CITY OF	142 EAST MAIN STREET RM 124 (MERIDEN TOWN HALL)	MERIDEN	CT	06450	LOWER CT RIVER VLY	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	12/21/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $330,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $330,000 )
2020	2020	MERIDEN, CITY OF	142 EAST MAIN STREET RM 124 (MERIDEN TOWN HALL)	MERIDEN	CT	06450	LOWER CT RIVER VLY	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	4/14/2020	NEW	$330,000
2020	2020	MERIDEN, CITY OF	142 EAST MAIN STREET RM 124 (MERIDEN TOWN HALL)	MERIDEN	CT	06450	LOWER CT RIVER VLY	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	7/13/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $330,000

Grand Total All Awards = $1,650,000

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The Meriden Early Diversion, Referral, and Retention Project

Award Number: H79SM080539

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/30/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/29/2025

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