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Treatment courts: county partners shift jail substance-abuse evaluations to Fremont Counseling; city funding requests set for local councils
Summary
Treatment courts reported Fremont Counseling has assumed jail substance-abuse evaluations under Behavioral Health Transformation funds earmarked for incarcerated people; program staff are tracking referrals and will present city funding requests to Riverton and Lander councils this month.
The county's treatment courts and youth-services director updated commissioners on program operations and funding. Fremont Counseling has assumed jail substance-abuse evaluations for individuals in custody; those evaluations are funded through behavioral health-transformation money set aside for incarcerated people, staff said.
Program staff reported that the operational list of candidates for evaluation is smaller than earlier projected: of an initial larger list, staff estimate 4 to 6 in-custody individuals needed evaluations for sentencing. The program collected about $110 in fees in February. The director said 10 individuals remain on a processing list pending sentencing, six clients are in residential treatment and at least one person is scheduled to enter the program next week. Juvenile treatment court reported two graduations last month and two juveniles are likely to graduate this month.
The director noted upcoming city budget hearings: the funding request for Lander is scheduled for tonight and Riverton has a submission deadline in March and will consider requests in April. Commissioners encouraged outreach to city council members given variability in past funding cycles; Lander has historically been more consistent than Riverton in funding the program.
No formal action was required from commissioners; staff will proceed with the city meetings and continue collecting program data.
