Adult Directory 2013

hearings, random urine screenings as directed by PSA, regular contact with
case manager.
Mental Health Community Court (MHCC) - Courtroom 211
Associate Judge Melvin Wright, Presiding
(202)879-8769, Cleonia Terry, LICSW, Mental Health Community Court Coordinator
cleonia.terry@dcsc.gov
The MHCC seeks to integrate community resources to meet the unique needs of
persons with mental illness in the court system. Eligibility: Voluntary participation.
Participants must be both legally and clinically eligible for MHCC. The USAO
screens charges for legal eligibility by reviewing current and past legal histories. No
pending DV, violent felonies, or gun charge convictions are permitted into MHCC.
The DC Pretrial Supervision Agency (PSA) screens for clinical eligibility. Participants
must have a severe mental health diagnosis such as schizophrenia or bi-polar disorder
and be approved for supervision under PSA’s Specialized Supervision Unit (SSU).
Persons with a co-occurring substance abuse disorder may be allowed into MHCC but
must be willing to cooperate with drug testing and substance abuse treatment
recommendations. In addition, participants must be competent and not incarcerated
(halfway house placement is acceptable). If compliance with treatment services is
maintained, as well as the other conditions set by the Court, participants will be
allowed to enter into a diversion agreement for a period of four months. Upon
successful completion of the agreement, the participant will graduate from MHCC and
their criminal charges will be dismissed or reduced.
Fathering Court Initiative (FCI) – Courtroom JM-2
Judge Noel Johnson, Presiding
(202) 879-8316, Ron D. Scott, Program Manager ron.scott@dcsc.gov
Voluntary participation for non-custodial parents to strengthen relationships with their
minor children and find substantive full-time employment. Participants must have
active DC child support order, may have served a period of incarceration (no longer
mandatory), or currently under CSOSA supervision. No child or sexual abuse history,
no convictions for domestic violence, and cannot be currently receiving social security
benefits. Participants are offered job training & placement, intensive case
management, parenting curriculum, counseling and mediation, continuing educational
training, banking and money management, and intensive court supervision.
Participation in the program is 1 year and culminates with the graduation ceremony.
C. Court Services & Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) Community
Supervision Services (CSS)
The Community Supervision Services (CSS) Division of Court Services & Offender
Supervision Agency (CSOSA) is responsible for the management and supervision of
probationers, parolees and supervised releasees in DC. CSS receives cases from the DC
Superior Court (DCSC) for those under probation, from the United States Parole
Commission (USPC) under parole or supervised release, and through the Interstate
Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS). CSOSA staff is trained to employ
cognitive-behavioral and motivational interviewing techniques along with a system of
graduated sanctions and incentives to secure compliance with their supervision
conditions.
Adult Resource Directory: 2013
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