Justice-involved clients with substance use disorders can find hope and reduce their risk of relapse and recidivism with A New Direction—a flexible, evidence-based program that guides participants into recovery from substance use disorders and desistance from crime. Created in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Corrections, the curriculum uses cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based practices proven to avert unhealthy thought patterns and maintain long-term success within criminal justice populations.
Several studies have been conducted to measure the effects substance abuse treatment has on offenders. Compared to untreated offenders, justice-involved clients who participated in A New Direction or a similar treatment program demonstrated:
Reduced relapse rates
Reduced recidivism rates
Greater recovery meeting attendance
Healthier thought patterns
In addition, facilities that implemented the program saved money in jail costs. Read more.
Creating Healthy Relationships – Building Supportive Communities
March 7 and 8, 2019 Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage
About the Conference. If you work as a mental health or substance abuse professional, community program director or case manager, public defender or judge, if you work with at risk or adjudicated youth, are a probation officer, social worker, or work in another field that is concerned with reducing recidivism and strengthening reentry services — this conference is for you!
Registration. Pre-registration is required for all participants. Click here to complete your registration. Please read all the information included there.
Registration Fee. $45 (Registration fee is waived for a number of entities including all State of Alaska departments, Veterans Administration, re-entry coalition agencies, and reentry centers. Please register first and verify your employer – the registration fee will be waived after registration is complete.)
Surviving/Thriving in the Trenches
Research confirms that constant exposure to the pain and suffering of others can come with a price for professionals who spend a significant part of their day listening to, reading about, or otherwise observing traumatic material. Identifying early warning signs of burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma can minimize the impact, improve resilience, promote healthy coping, and prevent the negative effects of cumulative stress.
This 3-hour presentation will cover organizational stress, traumatic stress, and self-care strategies. This is the first presentation of a year-long series on surviving and thriving in this career.
When: Friday, March 15, 2019, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: DOC - Central Office, Afton Training Room
Minnesota Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Invite you to be an Exhibitor or Conference Reception Sponsor at our 23rd Annual Conference - April 10-12, 2019
The 23rd Annual Conference reflects the goals of the organization to develop and support cooperative efforts to educate professionals and the public about sexual abuse and develop effective prevention, treatment, and management strategies. The conference is designed for a multidisciplinary audience including psychologists, social workers, probation agents, mental health providers, judges, attorneys, sex crimes investigators, polygraph examiners, dispositional advisors, victim advocates, correctional staff and treatment professionals. We are offering two options to increase awareness of your business or organization to the professionals who need to know about you.
Schwartz will discuss her book "The Lost Chapters: Finding Recovery and Renewal One Book at a Time," which chronicles her experience with addiction, incarceration, and the role that books can play in changing lives. Told in vivid, unforgettable prose, Schwartz’s memoir uncovers the nature of shame, rage, love, and how instruments of change and redemption come from the unlikeliest of places.
Each year, the National TASC Conference brings hundreds of individuals from around the country together to explore the latest advancements and issues in the treatment and recovery of justice-involved individuals with behavioral health needs. National TASC is a national membership organization representing TASC programs across the United States. National TASC members are dedicated professionals delivering screening, assessment, referral and case management services to substance-abusing adult and juvenile offender populations. Our mission is to offer leadership, advocacy, and policy recommendations for innovative treatment and recovery supports resulting in opportunities for justice-involved individuals with behavioral health needs to achieve healthy and productive lives with their families and communities.
**VENDOR REGISTRATION** 62nd Annual MACPO Spring Conference
Gold – $500.00
Exhibitor table at the Annual MACPO Spring Conference • Two complimentary conference registrations • $50.00 for each additional vendor participant • Company advertisement printed on conference registration material • Register by 3/8/2019 for the opportunity to have company name on e-mailed conference registration materials
Platinum – $700.00
Exhibitor table at the Annual MACPO Spring Conference • Four complimentary conference registrations • $50.00 for each additional vendor participant • Company advertisement printed on conference registration material • Company Logo with website link on the front page of the MACPO website and on MACPOST Newsletter • Separate company advertisement of your choice in conference folders • Register by 3/8/2019 for the opportunity to have company name on e-mails
Justice involved women and girls enter and exist in the criminal justice system with their whole beings. They bring life experiences rooted in identity-- race, class, ability, sexuality and more. How are we as service providers meeting the needs of women and girls at the margins? How do our institutions and programs account for these identities? This conference will begin to shed light on the specific traits, strengths and needs of women and girls at the margins. We will explore marginality and intersectionality through both a systems and personal lens. Our event will be emceed by the amazing Dr. Joi Lewis of Joi Unlimited.
Contact Karmen McQuitty, kmcquitt@umn.edu, for any inquiries. If you are formerly/justice involved, and would like to attend, but cannot afford registration, please contact Karmen.
Date and Time: Mon, May 20, 2019 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM CDT
Location: Bunker Hills Event Center, 1501 Central Parkway, 12800 Bunker Prairie Rd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55448
CEUs are available. CLE credits will be applied for (elimination of bias/general).
2019 Office of Justice Programs Annual Conference on Crime and Victimization
The conference will be held May 21-23, 2019.
Join the annual event where professionals come together to learn, challenge their thinking, and connect with colleagues!
This multi-disciplinary conference attracts victim advocates, criminal justice professionals, researchers, medical responders, educators, and others, with topics that span the wide range of crime victimization and issues related to responding to crime victims. For questions on proposals or areas of interest, please contact conference director Joann Jones, Joann.Jones@state.mn.us or call 651-201-7318.
New Leaf job Seekers’ Workshop
The New Leaf job seekers’ workshop is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Space is limited. Participants are obligated to attend the full workshop, and early departures will not be permitted.
THE NEW LEAF WORKSHOP: Is designed specifically for job seekers who must address a criminal record in their job search process and who are realizing difficulty obtaining employment due to their barriers and criminal records. This class combines our nationally recognized Creative Job Search platform and adds special strategies, unique to the ex-offender, for addressing and overcoming barriers to employment, including how, when, & why to disclose your record, addressing concerns from employers, answering tough interview questions, WOTC, and Federal Bonding programs, and “Ban the Box” concerns.
**Note: If a customer is interested in attending the New Leaf class, they must first have a minnesotaworks.net log-in ID and a Password in order to register for this specific workshop.
Washington County CareerForce Job Fair
February 27, 2019 1pm-3pm
CareerForce Woodbury 2150 Radio Drive Woodbury MN 55125 651.275.8665
Recovery Corps members serve one year making a difference in the lives of individuals who are in recovery from substance use disorders. As a Recovery Navigator, you will help program participants one-on- one and in group settings set goals, overcome barriers to goal success, increase their skills, find gainful employment, service, or training opportunities related to their goals, and ultimately maintain progress in their recovery from substance use disorders.
The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) has openings for two full-time Veteran Claims Representative positions in the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) Program. As a Veterans Claim Representative you will have the opportunity to assist Veterans who are at-risk or are experiencing homelessness connect with life-changing Social Security Benefits.
The ideal candidate is energetic, compassionate, a self-starter and passionate about serving Minnesota’s Veterans. A few job details:
Support and assist Veterans throughout the SSI/SSDI claims process
Collaborate with state agencies, County offices, and Non-Profit Organizations to support and administer the SOAR Program
For more information about this career opportunity, visit the job posting on the MMB Career website. Veterans Claim Representative / SOAR Representative – Job ID 30249. Posting for the position closes March 8, 2019 and is open to all qualified job seekers.
Veterans Job Fair
There will be a Veterans Job Fair at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center Wednesday, March 13, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. sponsored by the TSES Program.
Featured businesses will include: •Cargill •State of Minnesota •Science Museum of Minnesota •Wells Fargo •Mystic Lake Casino •3M •over 20 more!
No registration required, please come prepared for a potential interview and don't forget your resume. On-site resume review and interview preparation will also be provided.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 1:30 - 4 p.m.
Minneapolis VA Medical Center One Veterans Drive Minneapolis, MN 55417 In the auditorium
This year's Veterans Day on the Hill rally will take place Wednesday, March 20.
Veterans Day on the Hill is hosted by the Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers, the Minnesota Commanders’ Task Force, and the United Veterans Legislative Council of Minnesota.
The tentative schedule will be a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. followed by the rally at 1:30 p.m.
Click here to find current RFP Notices from the DOC. Also, starting soon, the the MN DOC Grants and Subsidies Unit is going to be publishing RFP Notices in a format similar to this newsletter. If you would like to be added to the subscriber list to receive RFP Notices from the DOC, please contact Rubina Khan at rubina.khan@state.mn.us.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), through The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, is inviting proposals from states, localities, and federally recognized tribal jurisdictions to serve as models for probation and/or parole partnerships with law enforcement and/or prosecuting agencies to reduce violent crime and recidivism among people under supervision. The primary applicant should be a probation and/or parole agency with an existing partnership with a law enforcement and/or prosecuting agency.
BJA is dedicating $500,000 to each of three selected learning sites over the course of two years to complete the following objectives: (1) inform the development of a model and related guide focused on best practices to reduce violent crime and recidivism and (2) expand or improve existing collaborations with criminal justice partners.
For the purpose of this grant program, technical assistance will be delivered by CSG Justice Center staff and key partners from the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, National Association of Probation Executives, National Police Foundation, and George Mason University’s Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence. The CSG Justice Center and partner organizations will work with selected sites to engage in strategic planning, understand and assess existing partnerships, create or strengthen data sharing methods, and develop policies and procedures to enhance related partnerships focused on reducing violent crime and recidivism. Information and data gathered from site visits and technical assistance during this process will then be used to inform the development of a model or related guide that outlines best practices for community corrections-led partnerships that reduce violent crime and recidivism.
Proposals for this grant program—which should be no longer than 10 pages—should be submitted to Andrea Lee, senior policy analyst at the CSG Justice Center, at alee@csg.org by Friday, March 8, 2019. The application should include a narrative that
Defines the violent crime and/or recidivism problem the partnership is trying to address;
Demonstrates an existing partnership with law enforcement and/or prosecuting agencies that has reduced violent crime and/or recidivism by people on probation or parole supervision;
Describes how the partnership’s ability to reduce violent crime and/or recidivism will be enhanced through this grant program;
Demonstrates the agency’s and partners’ commitment to best and promising practices;
Describes how project partners currently collect and share data, including outcome and evaluation data, if applicable; and
Demonstrates that the primary applicant can track and report all proposed budget items.
After review of the proposals, applicants will be notified of award decisions on or around April 11, 2019.
Artificial Intelligence Research and Development to Support Community Supervision
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking applications for funding of innovative, investigator-initiated technology research and development (R&D) projects to apply advances in artificial intelligence (AI) to promote the successful reentry of offenders under community supervision in the United States. This program furthers the U.S. Department of Justice’s priorities to reduce crime and to protect police, other public safety personnel, and the public.
DHS is seeking proposals from qualified responders for the Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program.
DHS, through its Behavioral Health Division, is seeking Proposals from qualified Responders for the Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program, as authorized by Minnesota Statutes, sections 245.4661, subdivision 9(3) and 256.01, subdivision 2(a)(6). Selected grantees will provide outreach, case management, and other supportive services for persons with serious mental illness (SMI), or with a SMI and co-occurring Substance Use Disorder (SUD), who are homeless, long term homeless, or at imminent risk of homelessness including persons who will be homeless upon exit from an institutional setting. The persons served will have complex needs and face high barriers to being identified and contacted, engaging with supports and services, and accessing these resources to meet their basic needs. The PATH services provided will identify and assist persons to transition from homelessness to the supports, services, housing, and other resources they need to establish sustainable living in the community.
The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1990 created the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program. Available in all states and territories, the PATH program supports the delivery of outreach and services to individuals aged 18 and older with serious mental illnesses and those with co-occurring SUDs who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness. PATH has a federal and State commitment to assure that persons who are residing in a place unfit for human habitation and others who are literally homeless, defined as lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, are served by PATH.
The term of any resulting contract is anticipated to be for 2 years, from July 1, 2019 until June 30, 2021 with the option for up to three years of extensions.
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking applications for FY 2019 funding to improve public safety and victim services in tribal communities. Strategic plans should address improving public safety through community-oriented strategies, identify the priority needs facing the applicant’s justice system, and outline a detailed, strength-based, victim-centered strategic planning strategy. The plans should include law enforcement; courts; community corrections; alternatives to incarceration; tribal jails programming; crime victims’ rights and services; programming to serve juvenile justice needs, from prevention through reentry; and community resources that support alternatives to incarceration and reentry into the community from incarceration.
The solicitation provides further details about the program. Applications are due February 26, 2019.
Provider’s Clinical Support System - Medication Assisted Treatment Grant
Application Due Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2019 Provider’s Clinical Support System - Medication Assisted Treatment (Short Title: PCSS-MAT) grant. The purpose of this program is to expand the number of Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA) 2000 waived providers, increase understanding of the importance of medication-assisted treatment and ultimately increase access to MAT through expanded prescribing of FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorders. Although the current initiative has provided multiple trainings and mentoring support, there still remains a significant need to increase the number of healthcare providers to address the nation’s lack of adequate access to care and treatment for opioid and other substance use disorders. The PCSS-MAT program will continue to provide up-to-date and evidence-based information to support the training of health professionals and to address the complex issues of addiction.
Click on the link below for eligibility requirements and for more details about this grant.
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks to build knowledge on best practices in offender reentry initiatives. Specifically, NIJ requests proposals for rigorous research to examine reentry initiatives that incorporate promising practices, strategies, or programs. For this solicitation, NIJ is interested in supporting evaluations of innovative reentry initiatives that focus on juveniles, young adults (aged 18-24), and adults with a moderate-to-high risk of reoffending. A particular focus on the risk of reoffending with a violent crime is encouraged. These initiatives may be applicable to juvenile residential facilities, institutional and/or community corrections.
The primary goal of this solicitation is to support the rigorous examination of innovative reentry initiatives, including those in rural communities. Proposals that seek to evaluate reentry initiatives funded by the Second Chance Act or other reentry initiatives will be considered. Preference in award decisions will be given to applications that propose to use a randomized controlled trial (RCT).
Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is accepting applications for the the 2019 Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children Program, which is funded through the Second Chance Act. This program provides funding to promote and expand services for incarcerated parents and their minor children younger than 18, and helps children of incarcerated parents gain more access to services that support their needs. The program will also provide states and localities with funding to implement positive family engagement strategies and activities that address the needs of incarcerated parents and their minor children. Program activities include developing strategies to increase and enhance communication between the child and his or her incarcerated parent while maintaining safe facilities, providing transitional reentry services that incorporate a focus on parental responsibility, and supporting the delivery of community-based services to meet the needs of minor children with an incarcerated parent. Applications are due by April 15.
Correctional work can negatively impact the well-being of both inmates and correctional officers, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA), the CCPOA Benefit Trust Fund (BTF), and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) joined forces with researchers at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) to address the issues of law enforcement health and wellness. As a starting point, Dr. Amy E. Lerman and her team at UCB developed the California Correctional Officer Survey (CCOS). The CCOS is a large-scale effort to gather individual-level information on the thoughts, attitudes, and experiences of criminal justice personnel. The CCOS was first conducted in 2006, and the instrument was then expanded and replicated from March to May of 2017. The most recent survey includes a sample of 8,334 officers and other sworn staff, providing a vast cross-section of officers across all of California’s correctional institutions and parole offices.
DOC offers rare look inside prison facility in Moose Lake
Minnesota Correctional Facility-Moose Lake opened its doors Wednesday, giving 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS a window into life behind bars in a medium-security prison.
Warden Nate Knutson said there are more than 1,000 offenders housed in the facility - the majority convicted of sex crimes.
"We have just about every crime offense represented here," Knutson said. "But the majority (are) sex-related offenses, and our staff does a great job working with offenders to help prepare them for life once they leave here."
