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Strategies for Better Serving People with Mental Illnesses Involved in the Justice System
Jails across the country are struggling with too many people with mental illnesses in their jails. In this workshop, hear from county leaders about their policies, practices and programs to keep people with mental illnesses out of jails, provide appropriate care to those who are in jails and better connect them to community-based treatment and services after release. Read More
Three Steps to Identifying and Collecting Data on People with Mental Illnesses
This webinar gave an overview of the recommended approach for identifying and collecting data on people with mental illness in jails. The three steps include: 1) using a shared definition of serious mental illness across justice and behavioral health systems; 2) screening people booked into jail using a validated screening tool for serious mental illness and referring people who screen positive for assessment; and 3) recording screening and assessment information electronically and regularly reporting out on this population Read More
Stepping Up Four Key Measures Case Studies
The Stepping Up Four Key Measures Case Studies serve as a quick reference to the strategies highlighted in this series and share suggested sub-measures associated with each of these measures to help counties better collect and analyze their data. Read More
Stepping Up Your Efforts to Reduce Mental Illness in Jails
This webinar gave an overview of how counties can start or re-engage their Stepping Up planning and implementation process, following the Stepping Up Six Questions Framework Read More
Four Key Measures 4: Reducing Recidivism for People with Mental Illnesses in Jails
This webinar focused on how counties can track data on recidivism and how counties can implement interventions to reduce recidivism for people with serious mental illness Read More
Four Key Measures 3: Increasing the Number of People with Mental Illnesses Connected to Treatment
This webinar focused on how counties can track connections to care and explored strategies for how counties can increase connections to care Read More
Calaveras County, Calif.: Connecting Justice-Involved People to Treatment and Services
In March 2016, the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to join the national Stepping Up initiative and commit to safely reducing the number of adults with mental illnesses in the Calaveras County Jail by connecting them to community-based treatment whenever possible. In May 2018, Calaveras County was selected for the inaugural cohort of Stepping Up Innovator Counties due to its efforts to accurately identify and collect data on individuals with mental illnesses coming into its jail. Read More
Four Key Measures 2: Shortening the Length of Stay in Jail for People with Mental Illnesses
This webinar focused on how counties can measure average length of stay at the jail and how counties can shorten average length of stay at the jail for people with mental illness Read More