A Second Chance for Women Grant

A Second Chance for Women Report (1.93 MB)

Purpose

The Second Chance for Women (SCW) Grant Program created a new collaboration for the Multnomah County’s Department of Community Justice (DCJ), Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), and Cascadia Behavioral Health. The project integrated existing and grant funded resources to ensure justice-involved women with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse (MH-SA) disorders had access to quality assessment, treatment, case management, and counseling support at a level that met the clinical needs of all who were referred.

A quantitative and qualitative evaluation was also funded to document our efforts. Our goals were to enhance services so that we could help provide stabilization in these women’s lives, reduce arrests in the community, prevent re-entry into the jail system, and encourage successful transition off of community supervision.

Expectations from Project Team

A report on the insights of key informant interviews with the staff involved in the Second Chance for Women Intensive Services Study, completed by the Multnomah County Department of Community Justice Research and Planning Unit. 

Second Chance Report_interviews (8.01 MB)

Acknowledgements

Authors
Kimberly P. Bernard, PhD
Kelsey Mattick, PhD Candidate
David Schwager, MS