PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Annual Conference on Substance Use DisordersAmong PacificIslanders(Virtual)

Treatment Court Summit

Annual Blue Ribbon Consortium

Adult CPR/AED,PediatricCPRand First Aid

NMI JudiciaryProfessional Development

SafeTalk to connect individualswith suicidal ideation to appropriate agency

Program challengesfall into two areas: operational and administrative.Since the inception of MHCD,progress hasbeen made towardsgaining accessto mental health treatment and services,strengthening partnershipswith the agenciesand treatment providers,and prompting the development of streamlined processesfor servicesprovided to the participants.These servicesare made possible with the committed collaborative team effortsfrom CHCC's psychiatristsand different divisionsfrom CHCC's CommunityGuidance Center,the Kagman Community Health Clinic,and the HOPERecoveryCenter.However,

Top Priorities For Fiscal Year 2023

asthe agenciesalso serve the community with the limited providers,MHCDparticipantsare not prioritized and wait timesto start treatment are inevitable. Additionally,participantswith a co-occurring substance use disorder require both treatmentsto occur collaboratively.Expecting participantsto maintain sobriety while theyare out in the community without treatment isextremely challenging regardlessof intensive supervision and monitoring.These challenges will continue to be a barrier to the successof the MHCDuntil a residential mental health treatment facility and increased specialtyservicesare available.

1. Law Enforcement Officer - Work to convert CommunitySupervision Worker position to a law enforcement officer position.

2. MHCD Vehicle Purchase - Purchase vehicle for dailyoperationsand supervision tasks.

3. Mental Health Resources Expansion and Development - Expand resourcesbycontracting professional servicesfor mental health treatment,develop sanction matrix,update participant handbook and other related materialsand forms.

4. Professional Development - Identifyand participate in upcoming trainings,workshops,conferences,and other capacitybuilding opportunities,not limited to site visit for practical training with sister jurisdiction courts.

The Office of Adult Probation Supervision ("OAPS") was established in 1998.Under the direction of the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court,the OAPSistasked with supervising all personsreleased on probation and/or on a suspended sentence.Such supervision encompassesa wide range of responsibilitiesincluding:

- Maintaining complete records;

- Investigating and reporting to the court on probation cases;

- Securing and keeping complete identification records;

- Maintaining a written statement of the conditions of all suspended personsand personson probation;

- Obtaining and assembling information on the probationer?sconduct; and

- Bringing defaulting probationersinto court when there?sjustification to revoke suspension of a sentence.

OAPShasan overarching goal to reduce and deter crime and recidivism,also offering treatment services,crime prevention services,and victim restitution.

Probation officershave the authoritysimilar to that of peace officersand also have the right to carrya firearm in the performance of their official duties.