Treatment

    Webinar: “Connecting People Who Have Serious Mental Illness to Care: Trends and Strategies”

    The Stepping Up initiative encourages counties to track data along Four Key Measures, including connecting people who have serious mental illness (SMI) to treatment and other services after discharge from jail. Communities across the country are looking for information on how to best facilitate connection to care for individuals with SMI. With the current expansion of telehealth, there is a need to discuss best approaches, other ways to connect to care, and to share tips and strategies from counties.

    Upcoming Webinar: “Connecting People Who Have Serious Mental Illness to Care: Trends and Strategies”

    July 02, 2020

    Join The Council of State Governments Justice Center for their upcoming “Connecting People Who Have Serious Mental Illness (SMI) to Care: Trends and Strategies” webinar on July 7, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET. As telehealth becomes increasingly popular, attendees will learn how The Stepping Up Initiative connects people with SMI to treatment programs and other services after being discharged from jail.

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    Effective Collaborations: 10 Steps to Address the Opioid Crisis

    This webinar will explore successful examples of law enforcement/community coalitions that have produced positive outcomes. Examples of positive outcomes include increasing public awareness of opioid risks, reaching youth with critical messages regarding fentanyl, responding to fatal overdoses, reducing stigma associated with Substance Use Disorder (SUD), and promoting links to effective treatment. The webinar will also discuss multidisciplinary and community policing partnerships that helped lead to program success.

    Apply to Participate in the Law Enforcement/First Responder Diversion Mentor Program

    April 09, 2019

    The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) recently announced the creation of the Law Enforcement/First Responder Diversion Mentor Program, scheduled to begin on October 1, 2019.

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    Check Out a New Toolkit on Prosecutor-led Diversion Programming

    May 23, 2018

    The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA), in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Center for Court Innovation and as part of the Prosecutor-Led Diversion Initiative, recently released the Prosecutor-Led Diversion Toolkit.

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    Learn About a Web-based, Motivational Assessment Method to Initiate Substance Abuse Treatment

    May 08, 2018

    Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP) team for the webinar “Using Web-Based Motivational Assessment Strategies: MAPIT” on Thursday, May 17 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET.

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    Learn About a Web-based Tool for Implementing Collaborative Comprehensive Case Plans

    October 05, 2017

    Join the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center’s National Reentry Resource Center for the webinar “Developing Collaborative Comprehensive Case Plans” on Tuesday, October 10 from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET.

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    Join the APA for a Webinar on Prosecutorial Diversion Initiatives Involving Behavioral Health

    July 25, 2017

    Join the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) for their July Final Friday webinar, “Getting Diversion Right: Linking Treatments and Prosecutors” on Friday, July 28 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will review prosecutorial diversion, specifically diversion initiatives involving behavioral health.

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    APA Webinar - Getting Diversion Right: Linking Treatment and Prosecutors

    Prosecutorial diversion requires a range of partners, resources, and activities to get it right. This is especially true when the diversion initiative involves behavioral health because the intersection of the legal system and the treatment system is one that can be fraught with complexity and misunderstanding. After all, these are two very different systems with very different purposes and missions, and a sporadic and limited history of working together. Getting it right is not easy but can be done. This webinar will present six considerations essential to doing just that. They are: