Gary A Darling
Goal Steward
Objective #1- Leader Derik Stalls
By the end of 2017, to better protect public safety and
streamline informed decision making, appropriate
criminal justice entities can securely and remotely
access shared criminal record data and status
information for individuals.
Objective team members
 Lt’s Bebell, Esters and Disner, LCSO
 Scot Ganshert, IT
 Derik Stalls, CJSD
 Daniel McDonald, DA’s Office
 Gary Darling, CJSD
 Future members will be from other law enforcement
agencies
Problems to be solved
 Law enforcement awareness of offender status and
additional support for investigation of crimes
 Mental health status
 Substance Abuse
 Gang affiliation
 Sex Offender Status
 Domestic Violence History
 Criminal Justice Program Status
Problems to be solved
 The ability of the Courts to process offenders
efficiently and effectively
 Improved Court Date Compliance
 Enhanced Judicial Awareness of Sentencing Options
 Reduction of Court case Processing Time
Problems to be solved
 Reduction of Workload and Elimination of
Redundancy
 LCSO and CJSD expend great time and effort entering
and maintaining data that exists in other state databases
 Jail booking information
 Judicial tracks victim information
 Law enforcement and DA store large amounts of video,
audio and photographs in various electronic formats on
independently funded storage systems
Improve Criminal Justice System
Decision Making with Information
 Level and nature of charges on people who come to
and stay in the jail
 Current charges are known on an individual however,
there is no system nor method for tracking changes or
trends over time
 Integrate data in a consistent way
Deliverables
 Local agencies can Easily and remotely access
something like a justice portal
 Automated court reminder system for offenders under
Pretrial supervision
 Make access to the jail and ASD dashboards more
readily available to the courts
 Automate data transfers between State databases and
local systems
 Jail booking information
 Shared cloud storage
Objective #2 Leader Laurie Stolen
By the end of 2018, treatment providers and criminal
justice agencies in Larimer County have developed a
24/7/365 multi=services center to include, detox, acute
treatment unit, out-patient intensive treatment,
residential treatment for substance abuse with
linkages to a full continuum of treatment options to
serve the public and criminal offenders.
Objective Team Members
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Emily Dawson Peterson, Touchstone
Mike Ruttenberg, LCCC
Cheryl Olson, Community Member
Averil Strand, Health Department
Carol Plock, Health District
Yvonne Myers, Columbine Health Services
Sidna Rashid, Citizens Member
Deni LaRue, Larimer County
Brian Houska Citizen Member
Edgar Dominquez, Uchealth
Peggy Reeves, Citizen Member
Vanessa Fenley, Homeward 2020
Problem or Opportunity
 Citizens have expressed this project should be a
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priority
Need a diverse team to take ownership of the issue
Collaboration of dedicated and vital stakeholders in
our community
Proven need to provide all services in the objective
statement
Services available to everyone in the community
Detox needs to have supporting services or the cycle
will always continue
Preliminary Actions Taken
 Membership meeting to address support
 Developing the needs within the community
 Identifying what the capacity for services needs to be
 Developing the outputs and outcomes needed to be
successful
 Develop a budget that meets the needs of the services
required in the community
Objective #3 - Leader Shannon
Reiff
 By the end of 2018, the number of children and youth
in Larimer County who are receiving appropriate
mental health or substance abuse intervention and
treatment services have increased by 15 percentage
points compared t the 2014 baseline.
Objective Team Members
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Laurie Klith, The Center for Family Outreach
Averil Strand, Health Department
Sliska Williams, Turning Point
Charlie Carter, Thompson School District
Karen Ramirez, Healthy Harbors
Brandy Simmers, Touchstone Health Partners
Arthur Spicciati, County Attorney
Gwen Koenig, Safe Alternatives for Youth and Families
Lisa Sadar, Early Childhood Council
Lin Wilder, Health District
Problem or Opportunity
 Many youth and children are not accessing the most
appropriate mental health and substance abuse
treatment
 Service gap identified by the group are the children in
the 0-5 age group
 Need to provide services to this age group however,
education may play a large role in identifying those in
need within this age group
Progress Made on Objective
 The team first identified what group of children they
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were wanting to serve
A matrix of services was developed by the Health
District and only at the last meeting was the group
able to start looking at that information
Other areas they are getting information about are
who is it making referrals and what gaps are there now
Researching what assessments are available
Identifying training needs
Looking at developing a community forum
By the end of 2018, at least 100 “high need” individuals, as
identified by assessment, are participating in appropriate
treatment programs with an emphasis on programs with
judicial oversight. Of those individuals, at least 60% will
complete their assigned program. “High need” individuals
include either 1)citizens who access the emergency response
system three of more times per month or 2) citizens who
are convicted of a crime and have been diagnosed with a
substantial mental health condition.
Wellness Court Team
 Judge Julie Field
 District Attorney’s Office
 Public Defenders Office
 Criminal Justice Services
 Alternative Sentencing
 Community Corrections Treatment Unit
 Probation
 Specialty Court Administrator
 Touchstone Health Partners
Wellness Court
 Soft opening in July of 2014
 Began accepting general referrals in November of 2014
 The courts core is intensive treatment, supervision and
judicial oversight
 Currently 19 people in the court and 10 on the referral
list capacity is 35
 Those with a mental health condition not serious
enough for Wellness Court are referred to AIIM or
another appropriate setting which is determined by a
single point of entry assessment
Wellness Court
 Four phases to the program no one in phase 4 as on yet and
only 1 in phase 3.
 Began community and referring parties outreach with
informational programs which may assist in the expansion
of services for those leaving Wellness Court
 Next steps are to further design transitional services after
graduation from Wellness Court
Questions