TERMS/ABBREVIATIONS

Question 1

CODC

Answer 1

Co-Occurring Disorder Court:

he Co-Occurring Disorders Court (CODC) program is designed as an alternative for eligible adults to county jail with a purpose of reducing recidivism and reintegrating individuals back into the community (i.e. eliminate homelessness).

formed in 2007 and designed to help the downtown Los Angeles Skid Row population,

There are approximately sixty people in the program at any one time, which lasts twelve to fifteen months.

Every person accepted for the program begins with a three-month residential stay at a Los Angeles County-owned and operated Antelope Valley Rehabilitation Center in Acton, out east of Santa Clarita and south of Lancaster. Following this, the program participant will move into a Department of Mental Health (DMH) Full Service Partnership (FSP) provider that provides further mental health treatment.

Question 2

Difference between Arraignment and Preliminary hearings

Answer 2

The preliminary hearing is where the judge decides if there is enough evidence mounted against you for you to stand trial.

The arraignment is where you can file your plea of guilty, not guilty, or no contest. It is not necessary for you to have a preliminary hearing; it is your right to waive it.

Question 3

CENS

Answer 3

Client Engagement and Navigation Services. to provide a client with in-person assessment and linkage to SUD services.

LA CADA has them

Question 4

DHCS

Answer 4

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES:

Question 5

CAL AIM

Answer 5

California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal:

DHCS initiative to reform the Medi-Cal program and, in turn, improve the quality of life and health outcomes of Medi-Cal members.

Question 6

CCC

Answer 6

COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE COURTS:

The Community Collaborative Courts (CCC) are designed to be multidisciplinary and resourced appropriately to assist a population of at-risk offenders likely to recidivate and serves as an alternative to traditional incarceration.

Question 7

MHP

Answer 7

MEDI-CAL MANAGED CARE PLANS

Question 8

MCP

Answer 8

COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH PLANS

Question 9

SBANA

Answer 9

SERVICE,/BED AVAILABILITY NAVIGATOR APPLICATION. (IBM BUILDING APP) to be rolled out in May 2024

Question 10

730 Eval

Answer 10

• Court-ordered MH evaluation
• A 730 evaluator is the Court’s appointed expert and is not hired by either party.
• intended to be an unbiased, objective evaluation of facts or a matter for which an expert opinion will help the Court.
• A 730 evaluation may include an assessment of substance abuse and addiction issues.

Question 11

PARP

Answer 11

PRE-Arraignment Release Protocols:

• largely eliminates the existing cash bail system for all but the most serious of crimes.
• Most people arrested on suspicion on non-violent or non-serious offenses will either be cited and released in the field or booked and released at a police or sheriff’s station with orders to appear in court on a specific date for arraignment once they are actually charged with a crime.