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Bolstering the Role of Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils and Their Members in the Development of Local Behavioral Health Service Continuums January 24, 2018 at 2:00pm-3:00pm EST Don’t forget to join the audio broadcast ! Phone number: 1-855-749-4750 Access Code: 663 771 162
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Reminders • Questions • Please submit your questions to the presenters in the Q&A pod. The presenters will address as many questions as time permits at the end of the presentation. • Recording • This webinar is being recorded. Slide 5
Agenda Time Presentation Speaker 2:0 2:00-2:02 PM PM Introduction Mel eliss ssa Nea eal Senior Project Associate/Policy Research Associates 2:0 2:02 – 2: 2:05 5 PM Ope pening g Comments Jennie Sim Simpson Public Health Analyst, Office of Policy, Planning, and Innovation, SAMHSA 2:0 2:05 – 2: 2:20 0 PM Pub ublic De Defender ’s role in a CJCC Tom om Reed Public Defender, Milwaukee, WI 2:2 2:20 – 2: 2:35 5 PM Sheriff’s role in in a a CJCC Mit itch Luc Lucas as Assistant Sheriff, Charleston, SC 2:3 2:35-2:50 0 PM Judge's 's role in in a a CJCC Edw dward Jones Chief Criminal Judge, Multnomah, OR 2:50 :50 – 3:00 PM Qu Questions Ope pen Flo Floor for or Dis Discussion Slide 6
Introduction • Thank you to Justice Management Institute and the National Network of Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils! • About CJCCs: • Fostering and Sustaining Criminal Justice System Reform: The Potential of Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils http://www.jmijustice.org/network-coordination/national-network-criminal-justice-coordinating- councils/national-network-criminal-justice-coordinating-councils-nncjcc-resources/ Slide 7
Opening Remarks: Jennie M. Simpson, Ph.D. Office of Policy, Planning and Innovation SAMHSA Slide 8
Introducing Today’s Presenters : Tom Reed Thomas H. Reed is a graduate of Northwestern University and the Cornell Law School. He has been a member of the Milwaukee Trial Office of the Wisconsin State Public Defender since 1982 where he has handled a wide range of criminal cases. He has served as the Regional Attorney Manager since 2000 for an office of approximately sixty attorneys. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Milwaukee Bar Association (MBA). He is also a member of the MBA Legal Services to the Indigent and Courts Committees. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Milwaukee chapter of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), a Community Advisory Board Member for the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility, and is a Steering Committee Member of the Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force. In addition to various other bar related and teaching experiences, he has been an adjunct professor of law at The Marquette Law School since 1999. Slide 9
Introducing Today’s Presenters : Mitch Lucas Mitch Lucas is the Assistant Sheriff of Charleston County, South Carolina. Mitch is a 34 year veteran of South Carolina law enforcement, beginning his career in 1983 with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. In 2005 he was promoted to the rank of Chief Deputy and became the Jail Administrator, a position Mitch still says is the best job he ever had. In 2012, Mitch became the Assistant Sheriff of one of the largest Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina, with 950 employees, an annual budget of over to $70 million dollars, a 2,100 bed jail, and full primary law enforcement capabilities, as well as support services to other local agencies. Mitch is a Past-President of the American Jail Association and currently serves on committees of the Major County Sheriffs of America, the National Sheriff’s Association and the American Correctional Association. He has presented at a number of state and national conferences and served as a consultant for the National Institute of Corrections. Slide 10
Introducing Today’s Presenters : Edward Jones Edward Jones recently retired from trial bench in Multnomah County, Oregon (Portland). He is a graduate of Reed College and Northwest School of Law at Lewis and Clark College. He spent 18 years on the trial bench, the final few as Chief Criminal Judge. Before his appointment he spend 14 years as the director of a public defender office (Multnomah Defenders) and nine years before that as criminal defense lawyer. Since his retirement, at the end of 2017, he has become the interim director of another public defender office (Metropolitan Defenders) while its board searches for a new permanent director. He has served on an endless number of committees, councils, boards, and work groups. Slide 11
Tom Reed, Public Defender http://milwaukee.gov/cjc Slide 12
Working collaboratively to ensure a fair, efficient, and effective justice system that enhances public safety and quality of life in our community. • Long-standing culture of collaboration in Milwaukee • Ad hoc, collaborative meetings preceded formal council creation • Established May 17, 2007 by Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors resolution • Technical assistance began September 2006 • One result from settlement negotiations regarding jail conditions • Purpose: To serve as a convening body of local Executives and to ensure communication, coordination, and collaboration for criminal justice system improvement Slide 13
MCJC Executive Leadership Slide 14
Full Council Slide 15
Milwaukee County Court System • Largest of 10 Wisconsin Districts • Combined State and County Funding • 6 Divisions: Felony, Misdemeanor, Civil, Family, Probate, and Juvenile • 47 Judges (249 Statewide) • 25 Court Commissioners • 300 Employees Slide 16
Grants, Initiatives, & Collaborative Partnerships • Eviction Defense and Mediation Project • Drug Treatment Courts (Adult and Family) • Healthy Infant Court • Laura & John Arnold Foundation Public Safety Assessment • Milwaukee Justice Center • Safe Exchange and Visitation Center • Veterans Treatment Initiative • Milwaukee Community Justice Council • National Association of Counties (NACo) Data Driven Initiative • National Institute of Corrections Evidence-Based Decision Making Initiative (EBDM) • MacArthur Foundation Safety & Justice Challenge Slide 17
MacArthur Foundation Safety & Justice Challenge/Behavioral Health Focus For Community Justice Council • Safety & Justice Challenge (SJC) Goals • Implement reforms to safely reduce overreliance on jails • Address racial/ethnic disparities in the justice system • Increase community engagement • Grant provides funding & technical assistance to help jurisdictions achieve the goals Slide 18
Local Strategies* • Mental Health Strategies • Crisis Mobile Team, CART, and Crisis Resource Centers • Post-Booking Stabilization • Trauma • Additional Strategies • Book & Refer • Expanding Data Capacity / Information Sharing * Additional strategies could be introduced, pending JFA analysis Slide 19
CMT, CART, and CRC Team Description Behavioral health clinicians assist Crisis Mobile Team (CMT) law enforcement (LE) to determine on-scene treatment needs LE officer and behavioral health Crisis Assessment clinician respond to mental health Response Team (CART) crisis calls Locations where LE officers can Crisis Resource Center transport individuals for mental (CRC) health-related triage services Slide 20
CMT, CART, and CRC (cont’d) • Background • 35% individuals within Milwaukee County Jail and House of Correction receive psychotropic medication while in custody • Competency raised for many in pretrial status • Under SJC: • Expands CART services throughout Milwaukee County • Provides training and outreach to law enforcement (LE) about community-based mental health resources • Benefits • Expands available services • Directs individuals into community-based services • Increases non-custodial options and training for law enforcement Slide 21
CMT, CART, and CRC (cont’d) • Goals: Reduce number of individuals with mental health conditions entering the justice system; Expand non-custodial options for LE • Lead Agencies: Behavioral Health Division (BHD), DA’s Office, MPD Progress Next Steps • • Established baseline measures, Public messaging based on past CART team performance • • 100% MPD patrol officers Ongoing law enforcement received Crisis Intervention outreach Training (CIT) • CART Team launched Slide 22
Post-Booking Stabilization • Background • Under SJC, created process to divert individuals with mental health conditions from jail into community-based support services • Benefits • Connects individuals to treatment and support • Avoids in-custody decompensation and need to restore competency Slide 23
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