Persons with Mental Illnesses

"Priority Area 1: Facilitate a cross-system data match between the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and DOC to identify the overlapping population of people who have behavioral health challenges in the state and move through the county and state criminal justice system and to identify high utilizers of these systems. CSG Justice Center staff will conduct an in-depth analysis of the matched Medicaid claims data to provide information on trends in services accessed in the community by people who are incarcerated and a qualitative assessment on the behavioral health inte

"Analysis Area 1:Â Facilitate a cross-system data match between DHHS and county jails to identify the overlapping population of people who have behavioral health challenges who move through local criminal justice systems and identify high utilizers of both systems. CSG Justice Center staff will conduct an in-depth descriptive analysis of the matched Medicaid claims data to provide information on trends in services accessed in the community by people incarcerated in each participating jail.

"Analysis Area 1:Â Facilitate a cross-system data match between DHHS and county jails to identify the overlapping population of people who have behavioral health challenges who move through local criminal justice systems and identify high utilizers of both systems. CSG Justice Center staff will conduct an in-depth descriptive analysis of the matched Medicaid claims data to provide information on trends in services accessed in the community by people incarcerated in each participating jail.

"Ripening States and Projects Monthly Updates: In April, CSG Justice Center staff remained focused on general ripening activities related to planning for follow-up engagements that will build on connections made at the National Summit to Advance States’ Criminal Justice Priorities, which took place in Atlanta, Georgia, from December 5â€"6, 2023.

"Ripening States and Projects Monthly Updates: In March, CSG Justice Center staff remained focused on general ripening activities related to planning for follow-up engagements that will build on connections made at the National Summit to Advance States’ Criminal Justice Priorities, which took place in Atlanta, Georgia, from December 5â€"6, 2023.

12/8/23: Meeting with Lisa Madden (CEO of Riverbend CMHC, President of NH CMHC Association) to provide a project update and discuss the WG.

12/8/23: Meeting with Helen Hanks (Commissioner, NH DOC) and Keith Johnson (System Development Specialist VI, Department of Corrections) to discuss the DOC data analysis.

12/8/23: Meeting with Senator Becky Whitley (Chair, Commission to Study the NH Adult Parole Board) to provide a project update.

 12/8/23: Meeting with Henry Lipman (Director, NH Medicaid), David Shorney (Deputy Director, NH Medicaid), Julianne Carbin (Deputy Director, DHHS), and Andrew Chalsma (Director of Data Analytics and Reporting, DHHS) to discuss the Medicaid data analysis plan and technical assistance plan.

12/7/23: Kickoff presentation of the data analysis plan and implementation technical assistance overview to the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Mental Illness and the Corrections System.