Sec. 17a-453c. "Project Safe" interagency collaboration.
Sec. 17a-453c. "Project Safe" interagency collaboration. There shall be an interagency collaboration, to be known as "Project Safe", between the Department of
Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Department of Children and Families,
for the evaluation of and service delivery to families identified by the Department of
Children and Families as requiring substance abuse and other behavioral health services.
Such collaboration shall include, but not be limited to, evaluations, service needs, service
delivery, housing, medical coverage, vocation and employment support and other related recovery support services. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction
Services and the Commissioner of Children and Families shall enter into a written memorandum of understanding to carry out the interagency collaboration required under this
section. The Department of Social Services and the Labor Department may participate
in such collaboration as necessary on a case-by-case basis.
(P.A. 00-216, S. 9, 28.)
History: P.A. 00-216 effective July 1, 2000.