E12 - County and Regional Approaches to Care for Justice-involved Populations

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Location: 501 ABC, Level 2, LACC

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None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Relias, LLC and National Council for Mental Wellbeing guarantee this educational conference is free from bias.

Moderator(s)

Brett Beckerson, MSW

Senior Director, Public Policy
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Washington, District of Columbia

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Workshop Presenter(s)

Nina Ward, MPP

Senior Program Manager – Behavioral Health & Justice
National Association of Counties
Washington, District of Columbia
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Lilly Simmering
Tim DeWeese, LMSW

Director
Johnson County Mental Health Center
Mission, Kansas

The National Association of Counties (NACo) leads the Familiar Faces Initiative, which connects county leaders from all over the county within various division of government to share promising practices within their communities and hear lessons learned from fellow counties. From urban to rural and justice to behavioral health, collaborations helped support these localities to achieve goals. Hear from these experts involved in this effort and their local and national successes.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the key components of the Familiar Faces Initiative.
Examine the connections between criminal justice reforms and mental health and substance use.
Explore lessons learned from various counties that have achieved successful reform.