VICTIM SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING

victim_services_draft_minutes_4.28.21.pdf (190 KB)

Members in attendance: Patricia Rego, Ryan LaBroscian; Rick Spoentgen; Elizabeth LaBroscian; Nikki Dobbs; Tammy Hill; Linda Hoffman; Jenna Greenwood

Alternates Present: Jeff Shimon; Jamie Sathasivam

Call to order – 3:02PM – certify compliance with open meeting law

Agenda: Motion to adopt by Rego; Second by R. LaBroscian. No discussion. Adopted by unanimous vote.

Minutes: Motion to adopt by Spoentgen; Second by R. LaBroscian. No discussion. Adopted by unanimous vote.

Public Comment: none

Agency Updated

• Hope House – beginning to go out into the community a bit more as comfort levels of advocates allows. Legislative stuff is starting to move in the SA-realm (kit mandates, etc.).
• DA’s Office – lots of stacked trials. Lots of moving parts with attorneys leaving.
• BDP – lots of meth.
• CPS – reports are not down for their agency. High volume in April. Many involving sexual abuse.
• DOC – potentially returning to in-office work in July.

DART Discussion:

• Mention of increased case load in the DA’s Office
• Prior discussions of LAP use. Note that no funding was going to be available from the county.
• Rego – notes that it would be good to bring this idea back to the forefront – especially with the pandemic.
  • E. LaBroscian – notes that in prior conversations with law enforcement, there was general support to revamp the DV worksheet that is already in use to include the LAP questions.
  • Indicates that if any parts of the tool is going to be used, then the whole tool needs to be used – and people need to be trained to use it.
    • Question as to why agencies can’t cherry-pick parts of the form. Seems like it was an issue with access to technical support from DOJ. Unsure at this point.
  • Spoentgen – notes history of DV sheet – from Chad Hendee – possibility of modification like they did in Marquette County. Perhaps DV working group can focus on that.
  • E. LaBroscian – JDS (Hansen) may have an edited version of the DV worksheet file which incorporated LAP questions. She will reach out to Hansen.

Mental Health Team Discussion:

• J. Sathasivam – Talked to MPD – 4 paid therapists via Journey Mental Health and then there are specially trained mental health officers.
• E. LaBroscian – there are 6 law enforcement members assigned to the MPD Mental Health unit. They receive additional training in the area, but there is no state certification. Offered BPD 2 training spots to a specific training on “Policing the Teenaged Brain.”
  • Spoentgen notes that this information should be passed onto Adult Justice to be incorporated/included in the stepping up initiative.
• E. LaBroscian – noted that during CCR/I-team meeting, APS and others said that they were having a good amount of issues concerning the willingness of veterans accepting mental health treatment.

Update on CAC:

• Greenwood – equipment being ordered. Presenting to a local legislative group soon to explain on how money is being spent. Spoentgen, Shimon, and Greenwood met with Steve Pate (MIS) about utilization of and placement of equipment.
  • Has connected with mental health manager to work on having a crisis worker available.
  • Potential categories:
    • Distress support v. crisis support – if possible to categorize into those things, then may be able to utilize insurance.
    • Once up-and-running, then a formal process will be created.
  • E. LaBroscian working on setting up list of interviewers.
• Greenwood – still working on a name for the facility.
• E. LaBroscian – possibility of an MOU?
• Greenwood – thinks that an MOU would be beneficial; however, due to turn-over in the corporation counsel’s office, it’s yet to be approved/dealt with.
• Hill – possibility of naming rights for sponsorships? Is this naming the room?
• Greenwood – the name would be for the project.
  • Also notes that we need different types of furniture.
  • E. LaBroscian & Sathasivam – possibility of donated furniture.

Next Meeting: 6/9/21 @ 3P

Adjourn – Motion by Spoentgen – Second by R. LaBroscian – unanimous vote – 3:57PM

Respectfully submitted,

Rick Spoentgen

Chief ADA – Sauk County