The State Policy CoP is an intensive CoP, meaning that in addition to the four large-group sessions, teams will receive 1:1 TA with national experts to support state-specific policy goals. In this second session, we dove into the team from Washington's identified priorities of behavioral health workforce and building a statewide BH flag for law enforcement to better connect State v Blake diversion efforts. The TTA team consisted of Hallie Fader-Towe, Anne Larson, and Melissa McKee from CSG Justice Center and Dr. Brian Sims from NASMHPD.
The team identified a few specific follow-up actions from the continued discussion of a statewide system to flag recovery navigation or other BH program enrollment for criminal justice partners across jurisdictions: Identify necessarily legislative fixes that clarify reporting requirements for LE referral to diversion programs, etc. Identify community members and people with lived experience who can be part of the core planning group Do some research to better understand some of the most promising options and privacy considerations, such as: AOC bot, Handle with Care from WV, processes for crisis communications. See the deck from ForbesIgnite on the bot concept (federated learning) attached. Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute is working with a few states on implementing a BH flag with LE. Happy to make that connection. Plan and staff a deliberate stakeholder engagement process to understand considerations and vet ideas. STATE EXAMPLE: Illinois created regional advisory committees which include people with lived experience to drive implementation of BH diversion/police alternatives legislations FAQ. CHCS, including Liz Buck who led Session 3 of our CoP, led a webinar last month that might be of interest: Involving Community Partners in Data and Policy Initiatives to Advance Health Equity. The corresponding brief is available here.
Workforce Incentives: We also shared a short presentation on behavioral health workforce incentives. CSG also shared a 2019 study that provides a review of BH Workforce task force findings in seven states (N. Covino). Brian Sims also mentioned Alaska's Behavioral Health Aide Program as a great model for cultural responsiveness in BH workforce development.
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