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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Grantee: Office of the Chief Judge
Grantor: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: The Cook County Suburban Municipal Districts Drug Court Service Enhancement Program will build the Court’s capacity to help drug-addicted program participants in three suburban drug treatment courts in Cook County.
Grant Amount: $324,956
Grant Period: 9/30/2019-9/29/2020
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all the requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The purpose of the third-year SAMHSA Suburban Municipal Districts Drug Court Service Enhancement Program is to increase the effectiveness of its Suburban Drug Court program system, by building the Court’s capacity to assess needs, offer practical recovery supports, reduce financial, and access barriers to treatment through integration of clinical case management with health literacy, and health insurance assistance, and strengthen client outcomes through provision of targeted evidence-based substance use treatment, including medication-assisted and residential treatment services.
Project funds are dedicated mostly for community-based case management and treatment services. The remainder is used for staff, fringe benefits, supplies, training and travel.
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