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Peer Assistance Services, Inc. 2014
Introduction to Colorado TASC
Luxie Gannon, BA, CAC II Western TASC Program Director National TASC Board Member
Peer Assistance Services, Inc. 2014
Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
Dedicated to quality, accessible prevention and intervention services in workplaces and
communities, focusing on substance abuse and related issues.
Founded in 1984
Peer Assistance Services, Inc. 2014
Peer Assistance Programs
• Colorado TASC • Workplace Prevention Services • Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Program • Peer Health Assistance Programs
– Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Veterinary – Mental Health Boards (Social Work, Psychology,
Counseling, Addiction Counselors, MFTs) • Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to
Treatment (SBIRT Colorado)
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PAS Awarded TASC Contracts • Western TASC – 1998
– Grand Junction, Durango • Northeast TASC – 2001
– Westminster, Greeley, Fort Collins, Longmont
• Southeast TASC – 2002 – Colorado Springs, Pueblo
• Mile High TASC – 2003 – Denver, Englewood
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PAS Awarded TASC Contract
• Colorado TASC was recognized as a statewide program and all programs were wrapped into one contract in 2013
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T RColorado TASC Office • Denver • Englewood • Westminster • Longmont • Ft. Collins • Greeley • Colorado Springs • Pueblo • Durango • Grand Junction
Rural Service Area • Canon City • La Junta • Lamar • Trinidad • Walsenburg • Alamosa • Pagosa Springs • Cortez/Montezuma • Montrose • Delta • Rifle • Glenwood Springs • Steamboat Springs • Craig • Sterling • Fort Morgan
Colorado TASC Service Locations Map Key
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Colorado TASC FY 12/13 Utilization
• 9,050 offenders received TASC services • 4,997 received funding for substance use and/
or co-occurring treatment services • $1,429,861 spent on treatment for offenders
(pass through funds from CDOC) • 52,919 drug screens
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Background to the Colorado TASC Evaluation
• PAS contracted with OMNI Institute to design and implement evaluation
• Ongoing Process Evaluation Supported
Programmatic Changes
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Colorado TASC Evaluation
• Systemization in program activities throughout the state – Intake Procedures – Assessment Procedures – Development of Statewide TASC Database
• Creation of Data Dictionary to support systematic data collection
OMNI Institute 899 Logan Street, Suite 600 Denver, CO. 80203
www.omni.org p. 303.839.9422 or 800.279.2070 f. 303.839.9420
Pallavi Visvanathan, Ph.D. Sr. Researcher
Chandra Brojde, Ph.D. Researcher
History of TASC Evaluation
» Formative Evaluation
» Pilot Evaluation
» Statewide Evaluation » Process Evaluation » Outcome Evaluation
TASC results in…. » Greater access to treatment » Greater treatment retention » Reduction in drug use » Recidivism? » Arrest rates
» pre-TASC vs. post-TASC » Successful vs. unsuccessful completers
» Colorado TASC (1997) » Limited matching; lack of contemporaneous
control, discrepant sample size, very early on
Research Oversight &
Participant Protections
» CDOC Office of Planning & Analysis
» University of Colorado Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Methods & Data
» Study Period: Jan 2011 to Dec 2012 » Outcome: Return To Prison » Return Rate » Time to Return » Return type
» Overall return » Technical Violations » New Crimes
Return to
Prison
Age Gender
Ethnicity
Region
Release Type
SA severity MI
Severity
Parole Month
Sex Offender Status
Gang Membership
Recidivism Risk
Summary: 1-Yr Return Return Rate
» Overall » All: TASC > Comp » 3: TASC = Comp » 6: TASC < Comp
» Technical Violations » TASC more likely to
return at All,3 » New Crimes » TASC less likely to
return at 3, 6
Time to Return
» Overall » TASC > Comp at 3, 6
» Technical Violations » TASC > Comp at 3, 6
» New Crimes » TASC > Comp at All,
3,6
Summary: Survival » Overall
» All: TASC < Comp » 3: TASC = Comp » 6: TASC > Comp
» Technical Violations » All, 3: TASC < Comp » 6: TASC = Comp
» New Crimes » All: TASC = Comp » 3, 6: TASC > Comp
Survival
» Overall » All: TASC < Comp » 3: TASC = Comp » 6: TASC > Comp
» Technical Violations » All, 3: TASC < Comp » 6: TASC = Comp
» New Crimes » All: TASC = Comp » 3, 6: TASC > Comp
Return Rate
» Overall » All: TASC > Comp » 3: TASC = Comp » 6: TASC < Comp
» Technical Violations » All, 3: TASC > Comp » 6: TASC = Comp
» New Crimes » All: TASC = Comp » 3, 6: TASC < Comp
What does this all mean? » Results support effectiveness of Colorado
TASC » Reduced return to prison rates for new crimes » Increased time to return
» Effectiveness is more apparent with greater time in TASC
» Caveat » Unmeasured variables