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Wayne County advisory board hears reentry providers describe CBT, trauma-informed care and housing supports
Summary
At a Wayne County Community Corrections Advisory Board meeting (no quorum), three vendors—Lake Ridge Village, Centers for Family Development and ETRS—presented jail- and community-based cognitive-behavioral, trauma-informed and restorative programs and described outcomes, housing supports and referral pathways for judges and probation officers.
Chair Alex Garza opened the Wayne County Community Corrections Advisory Board meeting and, noting the board lacked a quorum, allowed vendor presentations to proceed but said no formal votes could be taken.
Vendors described multi-part reentry and in-jail programs intended to reduce recidivism and support housing and treatment. Wendy Anderson of Lake Ridge Village said the organization runs a jail-based, 20-session cognitive-behavioral therapy program with daily CBT groups and one-on-one clinical sessions supported by a peer component. "We have serviced approximately 314 people in the jail based program, and only 14 people have returned since we've been there in 3 years," Anderson said, adding that Lake Ridge can provide up to about two years of housing after program completion.
Sonia Shellman, director of behavioral health at Centers…
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