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Stepping Up Ohio works with county officials to adopt formal resolutions that publicly affirm their dedication to addressing local behavioral health challenges. This report evaluates Ohio’s Stepping Up program progress between 2021–2024, including its collaboration with county officials, local mental health providers, law enforcement, and other stakeholders. Read the… Read More

Chester County, Pennsylvania, a Stepping Up Innovator County, received a Silver Certification for implementing several best practices into the county’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). This certification was awarded by CIT International. Read the full article… Read More

In response to a growing need for mental health resources for law enforcement professionals, Heart of Iowa Community Services (HICS) is expanding its innovative Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) co-responder program throughout the Dallas County and Des Moines metro regions.  Watch the documentary … Read More

The mental health of people who run into the law is front of mind for the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. “Currently, within our nation, there are more than 2 million people with mental illness that are booked in our jails annually,” said Steve Willis, the Deputy Director of Community… Read More

Polk County’s first-ever sobering center has received a $750,000 investment from the federal government as construction continues with the aim to open this fall. The facility, called the Polk County Life Services Center, will also house a psychiatric urgent care facility and provide crisis intervention services for people experiencing mental… Read More

One in three inmates in Ohio have a mental illness, forcing jails to act as the de facto treatment centers, according to the Stepping Up Initiative, which seeks to divert people with serious mental illnesses from lockups. Read More

Sheriff Craig Webre announced the National Institute for Jail Operations has recognized the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex with the Detention Facility Innovation Award for programming and reentry services. Major Cortrell Davis, warden, and Captain Karla Beck, assistant warden, accepted the award at JailCon23 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, on August 30, 2023. Read More

The Crawford County Commission on Tuesday approved a resolution to adopt the Step-Up Initiative throughout the county to reduce the number of people suffering from mental illness … Read More

Discover how Medina County commissioners are taking action on the Stepping Up Initiative with a new resolution. The impactful resolution aims to enhance mental health services for individuals in the criminal justice system. Read More