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Counties across the country have committed to creating data-driven, systems-level plans to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in their jails. Individuals with mental illnesses and their family members should play a key role in your planning efforts. They can be strong allies in building goodwill with the broader community, getting positive media attention for your efforts and advising on strategies that work for advancing mental health recovery. These individuals also can assist in training law enforcement in programs like Crisis Intervention Teams, providing peer support to individuals and families in crisis and identifying the impact your Stepping Up work is having. On this webinar, national experts and county officials describe strategies for meaningfully including people with mental illnesses and their families in your Stepping Up efforts. Read More

More than 420 counties have joined the national Stepping Up initiative to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in their jails. Although counties have made progress toward addressing this issue, many still struggle with how to effectively communicate about their work with the public and the media. During this webinar, county leaders earn from national experts and their peers about strategies for engaging the public and media around Stepping Up efforts, including key messaging points and how to engage individuals with mental illnesses and their families to gain support for these efforts. Participants also receive an update about the national Stepping Up Day of Action on May 16 and how to get involved in hosting their own local events. Read More

Join the Stepping Up partners for a webinar to discuss evidence-based strategies for addressing housing needs for people with mental illnesses who have had contact with the justice system. Stepping Up counties that are asking the Six Questions locally may be running into a common issue: the prevalence of homelessness among people with mental illnesses in jails and a lack of housing options for this most vulnerable population in their communities. This webinar features CSH’s FUSE model, which is a data-driven approach to creating and implementing supportive housing for high utilizers/frequent users of jails, shelters and other crisis services Read More

This webinar provided counties with strategies for how they can track their progress on addressing the four key measures in their communities Read More

This webinar provided counties with strategies for how they can prioritize policy, practice, and funding improvements to address the needs of people with mental illness in the justice system Read More

This webinar provided counties with strategies for how they can conduct comprehensive process analyses of their justice, behavioral health, housing, and social service systems to identify whether service needs are being met and to identify gaps in services Read More

This webinar discussed strategies for how counties can set their baselines on the Stepping Up Four Key Measures Read More

This webinar discussed the importance of timely screening and assessment in jails and provided examples of processes that counties can use to screen people booked into jail for mental illness Read More

This webinar provided an overview of the "Six Questions County Leaders Need to Ask" document that counties can use as a framework for their Stepping Up planning and implementation efforts Read More