2015 Conference Presentations

Preventing the Criminalization of Persons with Mental illness: Solutions and a Call to Action

• OPIOID Task Force, A Community Response to a Community Crisis
• Stepping Up: A National Initiative to Reduce the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in Jails
• Jail Data Link Program Overview, Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health
• Short-Term Solutions, Henry J. Steadman, Ph.D.
• Short Term Solutions to Prevent Recidivism & Address the Needs of People with Mental Illness Incarcerated in Community-based Jails
• National Dialogues on Behavioral Health
• A Call to Action and What Needs to Happen Next: The Focus on Mental Health and Jails
• Working B4Stage4: Choosing a New Policy Path for Mental Health
• Decriminalizing Mental Illness: Creating Justice and Opportunity for All