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Project Reset diversion program in Queens
5:07:04
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DA Katz describes the Project Reset diversion program, which aims to provide alternatives to prosecution for eligible individuals, focusing on mental health and substance abuse issues.
- Explains that every Desk Appearance Ticket (DAT) is vetted for mental health and drug rehabilitation opportunities
- Reports that approximately 750 people have successfully completed the program
- Emphasizes the goal of diverting individuals before arraignment to provide necessary help and reduce recidivism
Melinda Katz
5:07:04
Just so you know, every single DAT that goes through our office is vetted for mental health and for drug rehabilitation to make sure that we can't find a way for that individual not to come back to our office.
5:07:17
Because that is ultimately the goal of it.
5:07:20
We've had about seven fifty people who successfully finished that program which means that before they even got to arraignment we figured out how to divert them so that we get them the help they need so they don't come back.
5:07:35
It is something I think that most of us are involved in in trying to figure out how to get help for people so that we don't have this continuous recidivism in the city of New York.