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Arapahoe Diverts the Mentally Ill for Treatment
The ADMIT Program, (Arapahoe County Diverts the Mentally Ill for Treatment), is designed as a post-booking diversion program
that will serve non-violent adults with mental illness.
The target population for ADMIT comprises persons incarcerated in the county jail who are non-violent offenders, 18 or more
years old, with serious mental illness or dually diagnosed with a serious mental illness and a substance abuse disorder.
Participation is further limited to persons who have demonstrated strong motivation and willingness to participate and abide
by the rules and regulations of the program, and who are eligible under local, state and federal law to enter the program
and receive the appropriate services. Participation is not restricted by race, color, national origin (ancestry), gender,
sexual orientation, religion (creed), political affiliation, age, size, marital status, disability or HIV/AIDS status.
ADMIT is designed to move participants forward in their recovery and to connect with other mental health/substance abuse services.
Each of the three levels of treatment lasts a minimum six weeks. Some participants may need to return to earlier levels in
order to re-establish adaptive coping skills or demonstrate consistent sobriety.
Although intensity of treatment will decrease as the participant progresses through the level system, treatment in the ADMIT
program will include following key components:
- Assessment of a participant’s progress is tracked throughout the process and integrated in treatment planning or consequences
(i.e. program revocation and jail for re-offense and/or treatment noncompliance).
- Begins with thorough assessment of mental health, substance abuse, criminal record, and psychosocial history with emphasis
on identification of trauma-survivor and addictions issues.
- Treatment will include psycho-education about mental illness, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders to participants
and their families or support system.
- Assessment and treatment will incorporate cultural competence strategies throughout the process (training of staff, structured
intake, invitations for participants to share cultural experience with staff, and provision of interpretive or bilingual services
when needed)
- All participants in ADMIT will have access to medication management services. Once enrolled in the project, a medication evaluation
will be scheduled with regular follow-up appointments, at least on a monthly basis or as indicated by the prescribing practitioner
and treatment team.
In the ADMIT model, case managers will provide a wide variety of supportive services such as:
- Help with daily activities (shopping, transportation, basic social skills)
- Budget planning
- Facilitating independent money management skills
- Benefits acquisition (filling out paperwork, accompanying to offices, managing food stamps)
- Residential welfare checks
- Linkage to resources (bus training, GED classes, vocational training)
The Sheriff’s Office recently assigned an ADMIT Deputy Sheriff to administer the program in liaison with the Aurora Mental
Health Center.
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