Attend a Webinar to Learn About the Benefits of Developing Police-Mental Health Collaboration Programs
Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Vera Institute of Justice for the webinar, “The Case for Police-Mental Health Collaboration Programs: What Every Law Enforcement Executive Should Know,” on Tuesday, September 24 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Using real-world experiences, presenters will discuss ways to respond to common challenges in communities by developing Police-Mental Health Collaboration (PMHC) programs.
Because the amount of police contact is disproportionate to the number of people living with mental illnesses and intellectual disabilities, interactions between police and these individuals can lead to stressful and dangerous situations. To address this, PMHC programs provide a comprehensive approach to these situations using partnerships, policy and practice redesign, training, data collection, and program maintenance.
During the webinar, participants will hear from the Serving Safely: The National Initiative to Enhance Policing for Persons with Mental Illnesses and Developmental Disabilities team – a collaborative effort between BJA, the Vera Institute of Justice, and partners in the fields of policing, mental illness, I/DD, crisis intervention, peer advocacy, emergency medicine, technology development, and prosecution.
Webinar presenters will include:
- Melissa Reuland, Subject Matter Expert, Vera Institute of Justice
- Ariel Simms, Senior Program Manager, The Arc
- Shannon Scully, Manager, Criminal Justice and Advocacy, National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Tim Cameron, Sheriff, St. Mary’s County, Maryland Sheriff’s Office
- Pamela Davis, Chief of Police, Punta Gorda, Florida Police Department
- Darin Scott, Major, Topeka, Kansas Police Department
- John Flynn, Sergeant, New York, New York Police Department
To attend the webinar when it begins, please access the event at this URL link: https://bjanttac.adobeconnect.com/serving-safely-0924/.
View this webinar in the TTA Catalog.