Community Behavioral Health Liaison

Location: Bridgeton

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* Job Description:

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* Job Summary:

** The Community Behavioral Health Liaison (CBHL) is responsible for coordinating services for individuals with behavioral health needs who have come into contact with the justice system through law enforcement, courts, and/or jail personnel. These individuals typically have complex mental health and/or substance use needs that have not been adequately addressed. As part of a person-centered integration team, the CBHL collaborates with local systems to ensure coordinated care for those in crisis.

This role involves establishing ongoing relationships with law enforcement, court, and jail personnel to ensure the best possible outcomes for clients. The incumbent in this position is expected to work both independently and as part of a team to ensure that client needs are met according to best practices.## ##
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* Essential Job Functions:

*** Establish ongoing relationships with
* law enforcement, court
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* jail personnel
* including:
* County Sheriffs, Municipal Police, Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Officers, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Department of Public Safety (colleges/universities), Jail Administrators and Staff, Park Rangers and Conservation Agents, Judges (Probate, Circuit, Treatment, etc.), Court Administrator, Treatment Court Administrator, etc. Circuit Court Clerk, Probate Clerk, etc.
* Coordinate services with local systems of care for individuals with behavioral health needs who have come to the attention of law enforcement, the courts, and jails.
* To facilitate coordination among partners, written agreements or memorandums of understanding (MOU) may be established between the agency, CBHL, law enforcement, courts, and/or jails to outline expectations for communication, referrals, and coordination of care for all individuals with behavioral health needs.
* Coordinate with Access Crisis Intervention (ACI) in assessing individuals with behavioral health needs to assess and coordinate services, particularly individuals who have frequent contact with law enforcement.
* Assist law enforcement, court, and jail staff in locating inpatient psychiatric beds for court-ordered involuntary detentions and in filing petitions for involuntary detention with the probate court for those individuals who represent a likelihood of serious harm due to a behavioral health disorder.
* Participate and assist local law enforcement in developing Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) or other initiatives which assist law enforcement in working with individuals with behavioral health needs. CBHLs are not expected to lead all CIT-related activities (e.g., CIT Council meetings, trainings). CIT-related activities include, but are not limited to:
* Attend local and state CIT meetings.
* Establish and maintain regular law enforcement contact.
* Maintain a
* current* list of all key law enforcement, court, and jail staff contact. information in the catchment area, and provide Missouri Behavioral Health Council’s (MBHC) Community Integration Manager with a current list upon reques.t
* Provide support and referral to care for law enforcement to assist in coping with stress and/or trauma and to promote officer wellness and family wellbeing.
* Collaborate and coordinate services with local courts and court personnel (municipal and circuit) for justice-involved individuals with behavioral health issues:
* Collaborate and coordinate services with local jails and jail personnel for justice-involved individuals with behavioral health issues.
* Attend monthly conference calls, webinars, and face-to-face meetings/trainings, and conferences such as the annual MBHC and MO CIT, if possible.
* Attend all quarterly CBHL meetings coordinated by MBHC and DMH.
* Work closely with all agencies which have co-responders to prevent duplication of efforts, duplication of data, and to prevent confusion with law enforcement.
* Work with DMH Community Placement Staff and Forensic Case Monitors to assist with individuals in jail/custody.
* Work closely with MBHC’s Community Integration Manager and the DMH Diversion Coordinator.##
** Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
*** Able to demonstrate professional, “champion”…