Criminal Justice

A10 - States "Stepping Up" to Support Incarcerated Individuals

Monday, April 11, 2022

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Location: Gaylord National, Chesapeake 1-3

Track Sponsored By:

Workshop Presenter(s)

Ayesha Delany-Brumsey, PhD

Director, Behavioral Health
Council of State Governments
New York, New York

Slides
Tim DeWeese, LMSW

Director
Johnson County Mental Health Center
Mission, Kansas
Ashley Yinger, PhD

Criminal Justice Administrator
District Attorney's Office
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Mark O'Dwyer, MBA, MA, LPC

Policy, Planning, and Development Manager for the Behavioral Health and Justice Division (BHJD)
Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Slides
RM

Reina Martinez

Special Project Coordinator
Bernalillo County Department of Behavioral Health Services
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Although counties have made tremendous efforts to address the number of individuals with mental illness who are incarcerated, they are often thwarted by significant obstacles, including operating with minimal resources and needing better coordination between criminal justice, mental health, substance use treatment and other agencies. We will highlight the work of the Stepping Up Initiative that provides key resources intended to assist counties with developing and implementing a systems-level, data-driven plan that can lead to measurable reductions in the number of people with mental illnesses in local jails.

Learning Objectives:

Describe Dauphin County's Stepping Initiative.
Identify areas of need.
Describe action steps taken to address areas of need/recommendation by Council State Government.
Summarize/explain moving forward/next steps.