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Behavioral Health Treatment Court Remote Hearings

Judge Julianne Sylva – Department 60 Judge Stephen V. Manley – Department 61

Remote Hearings: Background

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Remote Hearing have been implemented over the past few weeks with Judges Manley and Sylva to help CJ involved individuals maintain stability in the community during the pandemic.

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We began conducting Remote Hearings for clients in Dept. 60 and 61 who are connected to community based Mental Health Providers.

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Remote Hearings have been effective in encouraging and motivating clients to adhere to treatment program requirements and reducing recidivism.

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We inviting all SUTS and MH partners with clients in these two courts to participate in Remote Hearings.

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This will allow Treatment Providers the

• pportunity to engage with these clients who

might be struggling or need some extra support from the court while in court appearances are being waived during the pandemic.

Remote Hearings: FAQs

WHAT are Remote

Hearings?

 Remote Hearings are informal court

sessions for clients to be virtually present on a digital platform – Zoom.

 Honorable Judges Manley and Sylva,

Public Defenders, Defense Attorneys, Behavioral Health Providers, and Behavioral Health Treatment Court Team are present.

 The goal is to problem solve and

motivate clients to promote engagement with their treatment providers.

Remote Hearings: FAQs

WHEN are Remote

Hearings

 Remote Hearings are currently held

weekly on Tuesday afternoons from 3:40 to 5pm.

 We expect that this will be

expanding in the near future

Remote Hearings: FAQs

WHY have remote

hearings?

 Clients out in the community are currently

having their appearances waived in the courtroom due to COVID-19.

 Clients are not being remanded due to Zero

Bail.

 Supervision is challenging for Pretrial,

Probation and Parole.

 Treatment providers are trying to utilize

Telehealth

 Remote Hearings can provide additional

support and encouragement to our Criminal Justice involved clients in Department 60/61 in an effort to support treatment outcomes during this health crisis

Remote Hearings: FAQs

HOW do I schedule

my clients for a Remote Hearing?

 Send an email with REMOTE HEARING

in subject line to:

 Robin.Daniels@hhs.sccgov.org and

Cheryl.Blankenship@hhs.sccgov.org

 Kimloan.Hoang@hhs.sccgov.org and

Carol.matzas@hhs.sccgov.org

Remote Hearings: FAQs Continued

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Please attach the following:

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1) Client Status Report (formerly TSR) and

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2) Remote Hearing Summary which includes some identifiers, the specific concern you want the judges to address and any client strengths the Judges can reinforce.

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For example:

• Needs substance use treatment services
• Not medication adherent
• Angry outbursts

+ Went to a Zoom AA meeting + Reading books + Looking for work

Sample Remote Hearing Summary

Time Provider Client PFN Strengths and Concerns Community Solutions – Case John Doe ABC123 + Met with Case Manager on Zoom + Went to 2 Zoom AA/NA meetings

• Needs Substance Use Treatment
• Angry outbursts
• Not Medication Adherent

Pathway Residential Jane Doe DEF456 + Working in the kitchen + Has been reading books in her free time

• Refusing to drug test
• Selectively Medication Adherent
• Returned late /curfew violation

Remote Hearings: FAQs Continued

 In order to coordinate Remote Hearing Schedule for

Judges we need all documentation by Thursday at

• 5pm. This will allow us time to calendar and inform

providers of the exact date and time of their scheduled hearing.

 Questions?????