PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: October 7, 2024
Subject: Update on the Public Defender’s Holistic Intervention Partnership
Submitted For: Ellen McDonnell, Public Defender
Department: Public Defender
Referral No: N/A
Referral Name: N/A
Presenter: Ellen McDonnell
Contact: Susan Woodhouse, (925) 335-8031
Referral History:
In April 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved and authorized the application and acceptance of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) from the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for the Public Defender's Holistic Intervention Partnership (HIP).
In November 2019, the Public Defender accepted a three-year $3 million JAG grant award for HIP. As one of only two Public Defenders Office in the state to receive an initial JAG grant as part of a total $16.2 million in JAG funding awarded by BSCC, the HIP established an innovative holistic defense system with a focus on early intervention at the time of police contact in misdemeanor cases. Through a public-private partnership between the Contra Costa County Office of the Public Defender, multiple County agencies, and community-based partners, HIP has continued to provide interdisciplinary case management and navigation services to indigent individuals to ensure timely and coordinated access to a client-centered array of housing, behavioral health, transportation and legal services at the critical time of initial law enforcement contact.
The Committee last received a report on the HIP in June of 2022.
Referral Update:
See the attached report, presentation, and supporting documentation from the Office of the Public Defender.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
ACCEPT an update on the Holistic Intervention Partnership, as presented by the Public Defender.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
There is no fiscal impact.