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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: Federal Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: To enhance two drug treatment courts in northern Cook County, the Second Municipal District in Skokie and the Third Municipal District in Rolling Meadows
Grant Amount: $1,199,637.00
Grant Period: Three years, 9/30/2018 - 9/29/2021
Fiscal Impact: None, no matching funds required
Accounts: Not applicable
Concurrences:
Budget and Management Services has received all requisite documents, and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The Cook County North Suburban Municipal Districts Drug Court Service Enhancement Program builds upon the court's capacity to help program participants: assessing needs, offering practical recovery supports, reducing financial and access barriers to treatment through integration of clinical case management with health literacy and health insurance assistance, and strengthening client outcomes through targeted evidence-based medication-assisted and residential treatment services. Enhancement programs were implemented last year in three suburban drug treatment courts in Cook County: the Fourth Municipal District (Maywood), Fifth Municipal District (Bridgeview), and Sixth Municipal District (Markham). This program expands enhancements to the Second Municipal District (Skokie) and the Third Municipal District (Rolling Meadows). All five of the suburban Cook County drug courts are now supported by Federal SAMHSA program grants.
The purpose of the program is to increase the number of suburban drug court participants who graduate successfully and achieve stable recovery and affect the long-term health and safety needs of these individuals and their communities. Participants in the program will include adult men and women...
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