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The HSJCC Network2018/2019
• Joseph Szamuhel, Project Manager jszamuhel@ontario.cmha.ca
• Christine Conrad, Policy Analyst – Justice Lead, CMHA Ontario cconrad@ontario.cmha.ca
• Candace Vena, Network Coordinator cvena@ontario.cmha.ca
• Tasha Rennie, Network Engagement and Communications Officer trennie@Ontario.cmha.ca
Agenda
- Introductions- Overview of the HSJCC Network- HSJCC Priority Setting - HSJCC Network Year In Review- Provincial HSJCC Projects- Communications, Knowledge
Exchange and Member Engagement
- Q&A
Overview of the HSJCC Network
The HSJCC Network at a glance
Who are the HSJCC Members?
1 Provincial HSJCC:• Education and training• Provincial policy
projects and system change initiatives
39 Local HSJCCs:• Education and training • Care coordination for
individuals (pre-charge, post-charge, court process, release planning)
14 Regional HSJCCs:• Education and training• Regional system change
initiatives
Where and how do HSJCCs Work?
The Provincial HSJCC
• Supports the individual and collective efforts of Regional and Local HSJCCs
• Identifies provincial service and policy issues and makes recommendations to address such issues to appropriate government and other bodies as determined by the nature of the issues
• Identifies solutions to systemic problems
• Promotes consistency of approach across Ontario, while recognizing regional diversity
• Shares information across the HSJCC network and beyond (knowledge transfer)
The Provincial HSJCC Membership
Voting members:• Regional representatives from each of the 14 Regional HSJCCs• Provincial Co-Chairs (one representative from the human services sector and
one representative from the justice sector)
Ex-officio Members:• Representatives from each partner ministry (MAG, SolGen, MCCSS, MOHLTC &
CSC)• CAMH, OPP, OACP, Forensic Director’s Group, Community Networks of
Specialized Care, CMHA Ontario, LHIN representation, ConnexOntario, Legal Aid Ontario, John Howard Society of Ontario and Justice for Children and Youth
The HSJCC Secretariat
• The HSJCC Secretariat are the staff responsible for implementing the objectives and workplan of the Provincial HSJCC and supporting the HSJCC Network infrastructure
Candace Vena: Network CoordinationTasha Rennie: Membership Engagement and CommunicationsJoseph Szamuhel: Project ManagementChristine Conrad: Policy Analysis
Provincial HSJCC Visioning Day September 2018
After surveying the HSJCC Network, in January 2019 we established:
The Provincial HSJCC 2019-2022 Top Priorities
1. Supportive/Affordable Housing
2. Release from Custody/Discharge Issues
3. Cross Sector Collaboration and Cooperation Issues
4. Clients with Complex Needs
5. Emerging Trends in Substance Use Issues
6. Specialized Populations (Seniors, Youth, Racialized and Indigenous Populations)
7. Lack of Appropriate Resources
8. Membership and Engagement
HSJCC NetworkYear in Review
• Work planning assists HSJCCs to map out their planned activities for the year ahead.
• Keeps everyone well informed of what is happening at a Local, Regional and Provincial level within the HSJCC Network.
• Annual reports illustrate the actual outputs and outcomes from the previous fiscal year.
• Reporting ensures there is accountability across the network.
• Great way to highlight the accomplishments of HSJCCs and celebrate the impact of our work across the network.
HSJCC Planning & Reporting
HIGHLIGHTS FROM REGIONAL AND LOCAL HSJCCS
Regional and Local Committee Highlights
North West Centre of Responsibility:
• Supported the successful launch of three Situation Tables in the communities in the District of Thunder Bay.
• Recipient of the city of Thunder Bay Mayor’s Community Safety Award in the Outstanding Community Project Category.
• Hosted a priority-setting day, which brought together over 30 senior leaders throughout the NW region from the health, justice, education and social service sectors.
• Hosted A Day of Learning with Dr. Jo-Ann Vis, who provided a day-long workshop on preventing psychological stress injury and burnout in the workplace
Regional and Local Committee Highlights
Kenora Rainy River District HSJCC:
• Updated Inventory on Mental Health and Addiction Services in Northwest Ontario First Nation Communities.
• Working to develop an inventory in Connex Ontario’s system that is open to committee members to access contact information related to nursing stations within the NW and treatment centres available on First Nation communities.
• Updated both their youth and adult Criminal Justice Navigation Maps
• Held an annual RISK forum where they presented the annual report information for acutely elevated cases brought before the table.
Toronto Regional HSJCC:
• Worked in collaboration with Justice Collaborative/PSSP CAMH and the Complex Care-Sub Committee to build and support the Service Resolution Toronto Process for people with complex needs.
• Worked on ways to scale up system-level issues as they relate to the social determinants of health.➢ Conducted a survey to determine the scope and/or the impact of a fee-for-
medical file transfer in the context of the population that the HSJCC works with.
Regional and Local Committee Highlights
Toronto Locals:
• Through educational social engagement, the Toronto locals hold events, such as Lunch and Learns, to build cross-sectoral collaboration and networking to sustain the HSJCC capacity.
• The Downtown Local explored a new consultation-style Lunch and Learn format: ➢ Opportunity to bring case scenarios, questions and/or situations that be explored
using a trauma informed principles to a session on Understanding the Impacts of Trauma.
York South Simcoe Regional HSJCC:
• The committee organized a vibrant event with a roster of
experienced speakers on the impact of Opioids in York Region &
South Simcoe.
• The primary goal was to increase awareness of the people and
issues related to opioids and the criminal justice system.
• Sessions included hearing from young persons with lived
experience, a discussion on risk and utilization rates, a panel
discussion on corrections and opioids, a presentation from ASYR
on naloxone and a keynote from Joe Roberts, Skid Row CEO.
Regional and Local Committee Highlights
Lanark County Local HSJCC:
• Implementation of Lanark County LEAD Team Protocol & Training➢ 2 day training – 80 frontline responders attended
• Active “Youth At Risk” Subcommittee
Simcoe Muskoka Network Committee:
Regional and Local Committee Highlights
• The Regional Committee printed 150 “Journey Through the Justice System” booklets for distribution.
• The locals were involved in a number of exciting projects including the following:➢ Midland filled 40 backpacks for North Simcoe Mobile Crisis Intervention
Team ➢ Orillia hosted a luncheon to learn about the Building Hope project➢ Barrie purchased and distributed LINX transit tickets ➢ Collingwood hosted guest speaker Joe Roberts – From Skid Row to CEO
Peel Regional HSJCC:
• Created and distributed the Family Navigation tools for Mental Health and Addictions Courts and Justice system to Brampton/Peel Regional Police and Caledon OPP.
• Supported training for police officers on the standard operating procedures and referral processes of the Caledon Pre-Charge Diversion program.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OFTHE PROVINCIAL HSJCC
Review of the 2018-2019 Year
The Provincial HSJCC
HSJCC Network Support and Business
5Provincial meetings were held last year in Toronto
3 Issue Management Sessions held over the year:
• The 2018 Provincial Election: Impacts on the Work of the HSJCC Network
• Priority Setting for the Provincial HSJCC
• Information Flow Between MAG & SolGen
In September, the P-HSJCC held a Visioning Day. Representatives from every Regional HSJCC, partner ministries and organizations met in person to refine vision, mission and goals for the P-HSJCC.
Engaging with Partner Ministries and Stakeholders
The P-HSJCC continued to engage with its health and justice ministry partners and participated in ongoing consultations including:
• Ministry of the Solicitor General on Discharge from Court Protocol and Correctional Health Care
• Ministry of the Attorney General on Community Justice Centres
The PHSJCC also heard educational presentations from key stakeholders and ministries including:
• Haven Toronto: Services for Elderly Marginalized Men• Justice David Cole, Ontario’s Independent Reviewer • Housing, Health and Justice Community of Interest • Ministry of the Solicitor General – Community Safety and Wellbeing
Planning
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Engagement focused presentations, events and activities across the HSJCC Network
EducationalWebinars
• Immigration Detention and Mental Health• Dementia and the Justice System• HSJCC Network: Reflecting on the past year• Cannabis Legalization and Mental Health• Traumatic Brain Injury and the Justice System• Community Safety and Wellbeing Planning• Housing, Mental Health and Justice
Redesigned the HSJCC website: www.hsjcc.on.ca
Assisted with the planning for the 2019 HSJCC Conference: Colouring Outside the Lines: Innovations and Creative Community Responses
Highlights of the P-HSJCC Communications and Knowledge Exchange work:
Provincial HSJCC Projects
• HSJCC Network identified older adults and the justice system during priority setting exercise in 2015
• Project Advisory Committee was struck to guide next phase of project:
Addictions and Mental Health Ontario HSJCC Secretariat
Advocacy Centre for the Elderly John Howard Society of Ontario
Alzheimer Society of Ontario John Howard Society of TorontoCanadian Association for Community Living Legal Aid Ontario
CMHA Hamilton Branch London Police Service
CMHA Kenora Branch Ministry of Health
CMHA Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
CMHA Peel Branch Ministry of the Solicitor General
CMHA York and South Simcoe Branch North Bay Regional Health Centre
Correctional Service Canada (Ontario) Ontario Court of Justice
Dementia Alliance International Ontario Provincial Police
Empowerment Council Peel Regional Police
Hamilton/Niagara/Brant/ Haldimand/Norfolk Regional HSJCC
Scarborough Local HSJCC
• Objectives: identify key issues impacting this population, generate solutions and create navigational guidebook – coming soon!
• Ongoing priority for HSJCC Network members
Older Adults and the Justice System
Police Hospital Transitions• A person experiencing a mental health or addictions related crisis
may be apprehended by police officers under the Mental Health Act, and subsequently accompanied to a hospital emergency department
• Increase in demands on police and hospital resources• Longer hospital wait times • Stigma and delayed care for the person in crisis
• 2012: Provincial HSJCC began province-wide project to examine these issues and to identify innovative practices adopted by police forces and hospitals throughout Ontario
• 2015: Provincial Task Force including Ministries of Health and the Solicitor General, Provincial HSJCC, CMHA Ontario, Ontario Hospital Association, Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, and client groups, created the Police-Hospital Transition Framework and Toolkit
• June 3, 2019: Ministries of the Solicitor General and Health jointly endorsed the Framework and Toolkit at a Provincial Education Forum
• August 9, 2019: Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Sylvia Jones, Solicitor General, and Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions publicly announced the new Framework and Toolkit https://hsjcc.on.ca/our-work/projects/police-hospital-transition-framework/
EENet Communities of Interest
• Formed in 2015:
• CAMH Evidence Exchange Network• CMHA Ontario• John Howard Society of Ontario• Wellesley Institute• Addictions & Mental Health Ontario
• Knowledge exchange among people working in the housing, health and justice systems, and with people who have lived experience
• Closed Quarters: Challenges and Opportunities in Stabilizing Housing and Mental Health Across the Justice Sector released February 2019
• HSJCC informed release and design
• Examines issues faced by people whose needs are at the intersection of housing, mental health, and justice system involvement, and makes related recommendations
• https://eenet.ca/ClosedQuarters
Housing, Health and Justice COI
• Formed in 2012• Think Tank Day held in January 2019• Racialized Populations and Mental Health Court Diversion
released in May 2019• Examines how diversion is applied to racialized populations, the
need for race-based data collection in the justice system and how to improve the well-being of racialized populations moving through justice system
http://ontario.cmha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Racialized-Populations-and-MH-Court-Diversion-May-2019.pdf
Racialized Populations and Mental Health and Addictions COI
EENet Communities of Interest
Looking ahead to 2019/2020
Survivors of Homicide Violence and Mental Health
• Family members and friends of victims of homicide violence face unique mental, physical, and spiritual health challenges
• Research has historically focused on perpetrators and victims of homicide violence, leaving policy makers with little data to develop culturally responsive and evidence-based interventions
• Project aims to enhance awareness of the needs of this population, identify existing services, profile promising practices and determine where culturally relevant responses are needed
• Project advisory committee asked Provincial HSJCC to participate given our broad membership and expertise within the network
• Survey for service providers is live! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2RNBKT9
Aboriginal Legal Services Fred Victor
CMHA Champlain East Branch Provincial HSJCC Secretariat
CMHA HKPR Branch Rainbow Health Ontario
CMHA Kenora Branch South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario
CMHA Ontario University of Toronto Faculty of Social Work
CMHA Windsor Essex Branch Women's Health in Women's Hands CHC
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto Working for Change
Looking ahead to 2019/2020
Collaborative Crisis Response Models
• Increasing number of teams composed of police and mental health/addictions professionals working to support persons in crisis
• Little research on the outcomes of these models
• Provincial working group was formed:
• Reviewing and analyzing promising practices to create geographically and culturally sensitive framework and toolkit to support further development and consistent funding of these models
Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service McMaster University
CMHA Ontario Ministry of Health
CMHA Kenora Branch Ministry of the Solicitor General
CMHA Peel Dufferin Branch Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police
CMHA Thunder Bay Branch Ontario Provincial Police
CMHA Waterloo/Wellington Branch Ottawa Police Service
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Provincial HSJCC
Cornwall Hospital The Ottawa Hospital
Cornwall Police Service Toronto Mobile Crisis Intervention Team Program
HNHB LHIN (LHIN 4) Toronto Police Service
London Police Service
CKE and Member Engagement
Communications & Knowledge Exchange
- Activities are overseen by the Communication and Knowledge Exchange Committee.
- Purpose is to increase communication, connection and collaboration within network.
- Activities include:- HSJCC Website- Monthly HSJCC Webinars- Bimonthly newsletter- HSJCC Mailing List- Member Engagement Plan- Provincial HSJCC Conference
Knowledge Exchange: A complex set of activities involved in advancing knowledge generated from research into effective changes in policy and practice.
HSJCC Network Member Engagement Plan
A guide for committees to address engagement issues containing an overview of Member Engagement Survey and strategies for addressing engagement challenges.
Goals:(1) Improve participation of HSJCC members of
the Local, Regional and Provincial committees, (2) Enhance communication and collaboration of
Local and Regional HSJCCs with one another, (3) Improve flow of information between the
Provincial HSJCC, and the Regional and Local committees, and
(4) Recruit new members to the HSJCC Network.
HSJCC Member Engagement Activities
HSJCC Network Member Engagement Plan released November 2017.
Facilitated Workshops:• South East Ontario Regional and Local HSJCCs –
April 17, 2019• North East Regional HSJCC - November 8, 2018• Champlain Regional HSJCC – November 6, 2018• Simcoe-Muskoka Regional and Local HSJCCs –
June 7, 2018
HSJCC Secretariat Presentations• Peterborough - November 2018• Halton – September 2018• Peel – June 2018• Toronto – February 2018• Waterloo- Wellington – February 2018
Key Themes and Best Practices
- Vision, Goals and Objectives- Revisit vision statement- Make visible at each meeting
- Linkages- Identify representatives to ensure flow of info
between Local, Regional and Provincial table- Use newsletters, mailing list, Provincial highlights
- Committee Structure - Review Terms of Reference- Structure meeting agendas- Create orientation packages
- Accountability- Rotating co-chairs, additional roles- Working groups and subcommittees
- Accessibility- Video conferencing
Knowledge Exchange
HSJCC KE Guide• What is Knowledge Exchange?
• Kinds of evidence
• HSJCC Stakeholders
• Knowledge Exchange Strategies
• Planning Template
• Measuring Success
• Created with the support of the Evidence Exchange Network (EENet). For more information about EENet, please visit www.eenet.ca.
STAKEHOLDER DESCRIPTION MAIN MESSAGES KE GOALS KE STRATEGIES
Name the
stakeholder group
to be addressed.
Each row of the
planning template
will correspond to
a single
stakeholder group.
Describe the
stakeholder group in
question.
The description can
be borrowed from
earlier in this guide or
expanded to include
more relevant
information.
Outline the key
messages that you want
to convey to this
stakeholder group
through your
knowledge exchange
strategy.
Articulate 2 – 4 key
messages for this group
in the form of a simple
sentence. These should
be related to the
underlying reasons that
knowledge exchange
activities are taking
place.
Indicate which of the
identified KE goals you
want to accomplish with
this stakeholder.
Not every KE goal needs
to be pursued with each
stakeholder.
KE goals may include:
GENERATING…
- awareness
- interest
- behaviour change
- policy action
IMPARTING…
- knowledge
- tools
INFORMING…
- research
OTHER…
- specify
Outline the different KE strategies
that you will pursue to meet your
goals for this stakeholder group.
Provide some basic details about
what each strategy will entail. These
strategies will guide further action
planning and evaluation.
Provincial HSJCC Biennial Conference
November 4 – 6, 2019Brings together over 400 professionals from human services and justice sectors to share promising practices, build cross-sector networks and engage in innovative solutions.
Featuring:- 4 Keynote Speakers: Phil Borges
(Crazywise Film), Michael Bryant, Stephane Grenier, Jonathan Rudin
- 2 Keynote Panels- 36 Concurrent Sessions- 11 Poster Presentations
Early Bird Registration ends September 12, 2019
Learn more at hsjccconference.ca
Discussion Questions
- What are some of the most common issues, concerns or misconceptions you have heard from HSJCC members?
- What is the most interesting aspect of working with the HSJCC Network?
- What can HSJCC members look forward to over the next year?
QUESTIONS?Contact Us: • Joseph Szamuhel, Project Manager jszamuhel@ontario.cmha.ca• Christine Conrad, Policy Analyst – Justice Lead, CMHA Ontario
cconrad@ontario.cmha.ca• Candace Vena, Network Coordinator cvena@ontario.cmha.ca• Tasha Rennie, Network Engagement and Communications Officer
trennie@Ontario.cmha.ca
Stay Connected:• Visit our website: www.hsjcc.on.ca• Join the mailing list: https://hsjcc.on.ca/newsletter/• Follow us on twitter: @hsjcc