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CSG Justice Center staff held 99 contacts (via phone and email) with FY18-FY24 Second Chance Act Category 3 grantees in the month of January
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Site visit to Chicago to observe Community Violence Interventionists interact with community stakeholders.
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The TTA partnership will attend and and present at BJA's CVIPI Conference.
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We presented a session showcasing the practical applications of the Southern Regional Drug Data Research Center (DDRC). The session outlined the range of data that will be available on the DDRC platform and demonstrated the planned format for future visualizations using Power BI. Attendees were introduced to user-friendly tools designed to promote public engagement and learned how researchers and the public will be able to utilize the platform for studies and evidence-based decision-making.
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We presented a session introducing the Southern Regional Drug Data Research Center (DDRC), a centralized data repository covering opioid and drug data across 17 southern U.S. states. The session highlighted the DDRC’s mission to consolidate data, support evidence-based decision-making, and provide resources for community interventions. Attendees learned about the center’s data frameworks, integration strategies, and how these efforts inform public policy and resource allocation. This TTA was simultaneously presented onsite in a conference room and broadcast via Zoom.
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Cases responded to and closed during the reporting period July - December 2024 were 409.
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Deflection, Crime Reduction, and Policing: What’s Old is New Again! Willow B
In this presentation, deflection will be explored as a form of crime reduction through its
preventative and interventive approaches to addressing the impact of substance use and
related issues in communities. Framed as a form of community advocacy and an extension
of the community policing ethos, deflection creates community-driven solutions with active
engagement from community stakeholders, inclusive of law enforcement. Deflection can
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Over the past decade, communities and first responders have successfully worked together to establish sustainable, effective alternatives to arrest for people with substance use disorder through the implementation of deflection initiatives. In tandem, the law enforcement community has also acknowledged the high importance of incorporating racial equity practices in order to better serve communities experiencing the highest rates of overdose and drug-related arrests.
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The 2023 Police, Treatment, and Community (PTACC) Deflection and Pre-Arrest Diversion Training Summit was held in Seattle, Washington on October 28-November 1, 2024. Over 400 people attended the summit, including COSSUP grantees. Attendees and presenters included law enforcement officers and other first responders, behavioral health practitioners, community-based service providers, deflection program managers, researchers, and officials from the local, state, and national levels.
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These calls are an opportunity for grantees to check-in with us at CHJ, meet other grantees, and learn about topics related to deflection and pre-arrest diversion initiatives. Invited are CHJ's open FY19-23 deflection and pre-arrest diversion grantees. After a brief introduction to the CHJ team and our TTA support, we were joined by two presenters, one from fellow COSSUP TTA provider, the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) and another, Captain Kevin Hunter, from the Fort Wayne police department.