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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Findings 5 findings
F1
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The Grand Jury finds that the Kings County Veterans Services Office provides a variety of crucial services to local Veterans and does so in a proactive and collaborative environment which includes multiple organizations and resources. This approach effectively enhances the ability of Veterans and their families to access essential support services.
F2
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The Kings County Behavioral Health Department’s primary mission regarding Veterans, a number of whom are homeless, is to provide them mental health services, including alcohol, drugs and crisis intervention. The Grand Jury finds that the services provided are proactive, accessible and beneficial to Veterans in crisis or needing treatment.
F3
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The Kings County Behavioral Health Department does not have a subject- matter expert on Veterans services currently on their staff, which limits the scope of their services to Veterans.
F4
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The Kings County Behavioral Health Department will soon have its first local residential crisis house which will provide housing for six adults. Currently the KCBH is out looking for additional suitable sites to expand its crisis housing capacity.
F5
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The Collaborative Justice Veterans Treatment Court provides a unique opportunity for Veterans who may have ended up in the criminal justice system through pre-existing mental conditions, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, to pay their debt to society through voluntary participation in a Court-supervised, multi-disciplinary environment.
Recommendations 1
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R3Page 24The Kings County Grand Jury recommends that the Kings County Behavioral Health Department intensify its efforts to obtain a Veterans subject-matter expert on its staff.