2023 ACA Philadelphia Program Book_153rd Congress of Correction

While COVID-19 hospitalizations and mortality have declined the public health impact remains significant. COVID-19 is like many viruses, and implementing efforts to manage this illness also supports control of other similarly contagious illnesses in confinement facilities. CDMCF is designed specifically to assist confinement facilities to detect and mitigate COVID-19. This workshop provides a “how to” guide for confinement facilities on the types of projects envisioned for support through the CDMCF, and how state correctional facilities, local jails, juvenile facilities, lockups and other confinement facilities can find out if funding is still available in their jurisdictions. It will also provide guidance on the types of projects that CDMCF will fund, and how to secure these dollars. Along with funding, CDMCF offers an important Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Component with subject matter experts in jail and prison operation and medical care. This assistance is available to facilities and systems whether they receive direct funding or not. Learning Objectives: • Understand what the COVID-19 Detection and Mitigation in Confinement Facilities program is and what it can do for you. • Learn what type of TTA might be available to your system or facility for COVID-19/ infectious disease prevention and control. • Get a feel for the wide range of projects that have been funded in other jurisdictions. • Hear directly from other state and local jurisdictions with examples of how they

used CDMCF funding to move their systems forward. Moderator: Wendy Kelley , Coach, Training and Technical Assistance Center, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Speakers: Jennifer Clarke , MD, Coach, Training and Technical Assistance Center, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Bob Lambert , Coach, Training and Technical Assistance Center, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Kathleen Maurer , MD, Coach, Training and Technical Assistance Center, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. C-1J More with Less: Using Response Team Strategies and Whole-Person Principles for Youth with Complex Needs in Juvenile Justice Facilities (CE) Track: Nursing Room 204-C During this session you will hear from the Utah Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, and strategies they developed to meet the needs of youth presenting with complex and acute behavioral health challenges. Utah, like most juvenile justice systems, has limited infrastructure to deal with youth that do not respond well to a traditional corrections approach. Yet, these are often the same youth that experience barriers in accessing additional

Saturday, Aug. 12 ▼ 8–9:30 a.m.

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