Community Assessment and Treatment Services (CATS)

Housing - the goal is to reduce overcrowding in the county jail by having direct referrals into halfway houses for aod and criminogenic programming. This is achieved through collaboration between the adamhs board of cuyahoga county, cuyahoga county probation, cuyahoga county corrections planning board and cuyahoga county jail to identify individuals with alcohol and/or substance use issues whom have criminal justice system involvement. Identified individuals are referred for Treatment in lieu of incarceration. In the spring of 2019, cats began making plans to remodel a multifamily home to be its first ever level ii recovery residence. The recovery residence, scheduled to open in the fall of 2020, will accommodate nine residents. In 2018-2019, the housing program had 1,339 participants, with 66% successfully completing the program.

Outpatient - both intensive outpatient and general outpatient Services are available with the goal to improve major life areas, discontinue the use of mood and mind-altering substances, and divert participants from further involvement in the criminal justice system. This is achieved through collaborative partnerships between systems and organizations that allows for comprehensive care. Partners include the cuyahoga county public defender's office, the cleveland police, the cuyahoga county prosecutors office, the cuyahoga county common pleas court and the cleveland municipal court. This year, the outpatient Services department in medina county added a new federal pretrial and probation contract with Services provided at our existing wadsworth location. The outpatient Services department located in cuyahoga county was awarded a new federal cognitive behavioral therapy program that enhances and diversifies our existing service array. In 2018-2019, the outpatient program has served 947 participants with 61% successfully completing the program.