Discharge from Court Protocol Monday December 7 th , 2015 Michael Dunn, Provincial HSJCC Co-Chair @HSJCC
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Presenters • Maureen Harvey, Superintendent, Ottawa-Carleton Detention Center • Francine Poulin, Deputy Superintendent of Operations at Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre • Johanne Renaud, Team Supervisor with the Canadian Mental Health Association Champlain East 3
DISCHARGE FROM COURT PROTOCOL PROCESSES WITHIN OTTAWA-CARLETON DETENTION CENTRE STATS AND FORMS, SUCCESSES AND FAILURES CHAMPLAIN EAST Q AND A’S 4
WH WHY THE HE NEED D AND WH WHAT WA WAS THE HE GAP P IN SERVICES VICES 5
PERSONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS ARE BROADLY DEFINED TO INCLUDE: INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES DUAL DIAGNOSES CONCURRENT DISORDERS OTHER MENTAL DISORDERS 6
18 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER INCARCERATED AT OCDC 7
OTTAWA-CARLETON DETENTION CENTRE, CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION CHAMPLAIN EAST BRANCH, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OF RENFREW COUNTY AND ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE ON-GOING SERVICES FOR INMATES WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE TO ENSURE PERSONAL PROPERTY RELEASE AT COURT FOR INMATES WITH A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN SERVICES 8
THE DISCHARGE FROM COURT PROTOCOL DESCRIBES A MUTUALLY AGREED UPON PROCESS AMONG THE PARTNERS TO HELP KEEP PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES AND OTHER MENTAL DISORDERS OUT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 9
HSJCC – CHAMPLAIN EAST AND RENFREW COUNTY ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE TRANSPORT PROGRAM CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION (CMHA) CHAMPLAIN EAST BRANCH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OF RENFREW COUNTY (MHSRC) ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE 10
CMHA AND MHSRC ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL WHO SUFFERS FROM A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER REQUIRING DISCHARGE PLANNING STRATEGIES 11
CMHA FOR CHAMPLAIN EAST AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR RENFREW COUNTY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO CONTACT THE HEALTH CARE MANAGER AT OCDC WITH THE NAMES OF THE INMATES WHO MAY BE RELEASED AT COURT A MINIMUM OF ONE BUSINESS DAY PRIOR TO THE INMATE’S COURT APPEARANCE 12
MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES – OTTAWA- CARLETON DETENTION CENTRE (OCDC) ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE (OPP) ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE-OFFENDER TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM THE CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION CHAMPLAIN EAST (CMHA) 13
WALLET/I.D., MEDICATION/SCRIPT, KEYS 14
IDENTIFICATION OF THE OFFENDER 15
PERSONAL PROPERTY DECLARATION FORM 16
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RED SEALED ENVELOPE IS GIVEN TO OPP TRANSPORT UNIT WHO KEEPS IT IN A LOCKED AREA AT THE COURT HOUSE. IF INMATE IS RELEASED CMHA CHAMPLAIN EAST OR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OF RENFREW COUNTY COMPLETES THE DOCUMENTATION AND RELEASES THE PROPERTY TO THE INDIVIDUAL RED ENVELOPE IS THEN RETURNED TO OCDC 19
OPP TRANSPORT UNIT WILL ACCEPT ONLY NUMBERED RED SEALED PROPERTY ENVELOPE FROM OCDC FOR IDENTIFIED INMATES WHO MAY GET RELEASED AT COURT. 20
CONTACT OCDC HEALTH CARE MANAGER CMHA CHAMPLAIN EAST BRANCH COURT SUPPORT WORKER NUMBERED RED SEALED PROPERTY ENVELOPE 21
What is working What’s not working How can we fix it Where do we go from here to improve service delivery 22
PRESENTED BY: DEPUTY-SUPERINTENDENT OF OPERATIONS MS. FRANCINE POULIN 23
WHAT HAPPENS ENS NEXT????? ?????
o Most of the time, this person will be brought to the police station. o Depending on the time of day or even the day of the week, this person may be held at the police station for several hours, sometimes a day or two!
It’s only then that we, at OCDC, see them. They arrive to us tired, scared, angry and highly-stressed. NO NOW W ADD D TO O THIS IS MENTAL AL ILLN LNESS SS!! !!
According to an article in July 13, 2015 Ottawa Citizen, « An April 2015 report by the Public Services Foundation of Canada, called Crisis in Correctional Services, pointed to what it called … disturbing trends: … an increasing number of inmates who require mental health and addictions treatments … »
We have dedicated trained officers working for the admitting area. They see every single person that’s admitted to our institution. As much as we understand the circumstances, we we need ed to to follow policies es and d procedur cedures es!
Strip-searched Searching of property Shower Questions ? Questions ? Questions ? … and more questions ?
Depending on how they present themselves upon admission as well as their past history within our institution, they may be seen by officers, Sergeants, nurses, psychologists and/or mental health nurse.
What is routine for us can be completely unknown and frightening for them.
The Discharge from Court Program, one of many programs offered in our institution, gives them one less thing to worry about.
PRESENTER – MS. JOHANNE RENAUD TEAM SUPERVISOR FOR THE CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION CHAMPLAIN EAST 33
From April 2015 to September 2015 1088 clients received Intensive case management services 814 clients participated at our 3 Social Recreational Centers 118 clients received court related services with 738 face to face or telephone contacts 428 individuals received solely information and referral services 34
4 Courts- L’Orignal, Cornwall, Morrisburg, Alexandria 16 requests in total in Champlain East 12 were successful 4 were unsuccessful- too short notice or due to internal miscommunication 35
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“Albert” - Hawkesbury ON Resident: Antisocial Personality Dis. /Impulse Control Dis./Poly-substance Dis. released at the L’Orignal Court « J’ai pas eu besoin de refaire mes cartes » « J’avais toute mes numéros importants dans mon portefeuille » « J’ai pas de char (incapable d’aller chercher ses effets personnels à Ottawa), j’aurais toute perdu mes affaires » 40
“France” - Female -Hawkesbury ON Resident- Borderline Personality Disorder, polysubstance dis. Released at the L’Orignal Court “ J’ai trouvé ça très commode puisque je n’avais pas de “ride” pour me rendre a OCDC pour aller chercher mes affaires” “ Ca enlève un gros stress et c’est un casse-tête de moins ” “ Si on n’a pas nos affaires et on ne peux pas retourner , on perd nos cartes et notre argent” 41
Bill-Male – Cornwall Resident- Diagnosis of Anxiety Disorder, Mood Disorder NOS -the envelope was released at the Cornwall Court “ I was very happy that my belongings were able to be sent to court with me “ 42
“It works” “Being there at the court to accommodate the transfer of personal property when released , created a bond between the client and myself and opened a door to offer more support” 43
The Red Envelope program has been incredibly successful in our area. It is well organized by our involved community partners. Our officers physically handles the bags as a result of the coordinating that is done between CMHA and OCDC. This program causes minimal additional work for us while conversely making the Offenders transition easier. 44
a 20 year old client was released at the L’Orignal Court without the red envelope The same day he damaged the window and door at his own apartment because he did not have his home keys- landlord called police and was charged During the same week, he stole medication from another person because he did not have a prescription and could not get one from the doctor because he did not have his Health Card- ……Back at OCDC 45
Bilingual leaflet promoting the program was created in August 2015 . The goal is to send to all Lawyers and Duty Counsel and have it easily available in various Courts 46
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Questions? Comments? Contact information of the speakers: 48
Thank you for listening! For more information about the Provincial HSJCC and to join the mailing list, visit: www.hsjcc.on.ca 49
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