Health and Mental Health in Juvenile Justice
Submitted | June 3, 2023 |
Est. Completion | None |
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From: Joshua Dankoff
To Whom It May Concern,
This is a request for records under your state public records law. I am requesting copies of public records regarding health and behavioural health service delivery in youth correctional facilities in your jurisdiction, to inform a comparative research project regarding health and mental health care delivery in juvenile detention facilities across the US. Specifically, I request information regarding the following:
1. Name and contact details for those responsible for health and behavioural health services provisions at all locations where juveniles are incarcerated within your jurisdiction.
2. Regulations, policies and procedures that govern the operation of health and behavioral health provision for juveniles incarcerated within your jurisdiction. This includes health intake, room confinement, medication management, access to specialist and dental services, discharge planning services, and other health and behavioral health related policies.
3. Contracts from January 1, 2021 to the time the request is filled between your agency and any healthcare provider including both physical health and behavioral health.
4. Records concerning your jurisdiction’s most recent application to Centre for Medicaid Services (CMS) for an 1115 Medicaid waiver (if applicable), and any response, with specifically focus on how and whether such a waiver applies to provision of Medicaid funded services for detained juveniles.
5. Records relating to financing for health and behavioural health care delivery in your jurisdiction.
I request the records be provided electronically. If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of the administration of juvenile justice. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.
If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than allowed by statute, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies of the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
Thank you for considering my request.
Sincerely,
Tess Kelly
Fellow, Harvard FXB Centre for Health and Human Rights
Joshua Dankoff
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Citizens for Juvenile Justice
617.338.1050
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Missouri Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 3, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Social Services
Please see attached in response to your document request. Please provide us with direct contact information. We cannot correspond through MUCKROCK as we need to discuss your request.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following The Missouri Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 3, 2023. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Aug. 9, 2023. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate. You had assigned it reference number #2023_Kelly, Tess (Juvenile Health & Mental Health).
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Social Services
Tess,
DSS is continuing to work through your request to identify responsive documents, if any. While we do not have information to provide at this time, we can ensure you the team is working on your request and will provide updates as soon as they are able. Our legal team has also advised that you should expect a letter shortly with follow-up questions to help further clarify your request.
Please be aware that the date provided in the letter is just an estimate, and it is possible that records may be ready at an earlier or later date. Should records become available prior to the date provided, we will release them accordingly.
Sincerely,
Heather Dolce
Communications Director
Missouri Department of Social Services
221 W. High Street, Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-4815 | heather.dolce@dss.mo.gov<mailto:heather.dolce@dss.mo.gov>
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From: Department of Social Services
Please provide us with correct contact information outside of MuckRock so we may have a discussion to clarify your request.
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