Sunday, May 11, 2025
5/11/2025
Fulton County Sheriff Office FY19 SAMHSA Targeted Capacity Expansion:Special Projects - ABSTRACT Fulton County Sheriff’s Office FULTON PROJECT 2019 SAMHSA Targeted Capacity Expansion-Special Projects The Fulton County Sherriff’s Office’s (FCSO) FULTON project will treat young adults in the Fulton County Jail with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) followed by community-based treatment after release. Untreated substance abusing offenders are more likely than treated offenders to relapse to substance abuse and return to criminal behavior, which can lead to re-arrest and re-incarceration, jeopardizing public health and public safety. Treatment is the most effective course for interrupting this cycle. FULTON will target individuals in the Fulton County Jail ages 18-26 returning to zip codes 30310, 30314, and 30318 within the City of Atlanta. There was an average daily population of 2,401 inmates in 2018 and the jail’s baseline recidivism rate was 47%. The targeted neighborhoods had an estimated 14,706 residents in 2017 (85% Black, 13% White, 2% Other), of which 20.2% were unemployed (compared to 7% nationally) and 29.0% were living below poverty (compared to 14.6% nationally). FCSO will partner with CHRIS 180 (a mental health community service provider specialized in trauma and substance abuse treatment) to screen Fulton County Jail inmates for SUD; provide evidenced-based, population appropriate treatment approaches such as Thinking for a Change and The Matrix Model; provide recovery support services such as life skills and targeted referrals to community-based service providers; and employ the Transition from Jails to Community model for recruiting, engaging, and treating clients with the greatest criminogenic needs while incarcerated followed by community-based treatment after release. FCSO expects to serve a total of 175 individuals over the three-year grant period. In Year 1, FCSO expects to serve 55 individuals after a four-month start-up phase and 60 individuals each in Years 2 & 3. Project goals and objectives include the following: 1. Increase participants’ abstinence from the use of alcohol and illicit drugs by implementing evidence-based programs in the Fulton County Jail that address behaviors that may lead to substance use:175 jail inmates with SUDs initiate treatment; 50% remain engaged in treatment for at least 6 months from intake; 80% will become abstinent/reduce their use of drugs/alcohol by program exit; and 50% improve anxiety, depression severity, and other underlying causes of SUD 2. Reduce barriers to successful community reentry by addressing inmates’ criminogenic needs: 70% of engaged participants will show reduced criminogenic needs by program discharge; 50% complete Thinking for a Change curriculum; 50% complete the Early Recovery portion of the Matrix Model before program exit; and 30% attend ongoing treatment sessions and care coordination meetings post-release 3. Reduce jail recidivism rates among young adults released from the Fulton County Jail: 40% of participants remain free from criminal justice involvement for three years post release resulting in a 50% reduction in the participants’ recidivism rate
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).