Past Convenings

2014: Realignment, Recovery, and Innovation: Statewide and Local Perspectives on the Creative Use of Data and Affordable Care Act Opportunities

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Updates from Miami-Dade, California’s statewide efforts, as well as the Judges’ Leadership Initiative, a project of the Council of State Governments in partnership with the American Psychiatric Foundation, were showcased during this year’s convening. State and local experts generated an interactive discussion on realignment and recovery issues. Additional breakout sessions included: leveraging funding for maximum benefit; opportunities to manage overall health costs under the Affordable Care Act; creative use of data; and developing a collaborative plan.

  • Program

    Program 2014

  • Presentation & Materials

    • Michael Kennedy, MFT, Director, Behavioral Health Services Division, Sonoma County Department of Health Services
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    • Lisa R. Rodriguez, Deputy District Attorney, Chief Realignment Collaborative Courts, Collaboration & Mental Health Treatment A Work in Progress
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    • Break out Recap Notes
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  • Attendee List

    Attendee List 2014

  • 2014 Leadership Group

    • Sharon Aungst, Aungst Consulting LLC; Partnership for Community Excellence, California Forward
    • Bill Brown, Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner
    • Kathleen Connolly Lacey, UCSF/Citywide Case Management
    • Carmen Green, California State Sheriffs’ Association
    • Elizabeth Howard-Espinosa, California State Association of Counties
    • Elaine Linn, Elaine Linn Creative Strategies
    • Rosemary Lamb McCool, Chief Probation Officers of California
    • Dave Meyer, Esq., Institute of Psychiatry, Law and Behavioral Sciences University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
    • Megan Robison, California State Sheriffs’ Association
    • Pat Ryan, California Mental Health Directors Association, Retired
    • Kevin Smith, Orange County Health Care Agency, Behavioral Health Care Services
    • Jolena Voorhis, Urban Counties Caucus
    • Kit Wall, Kit Wall Productions
    • Charlie Walters, Law Enforcement Consultant
    • Molly Willenbring, Forensic Mental Health Association of California

  • Paradigm Awards

    Recognizing leaders in criminal justice and mental health who champion efforts to end criminalization of individuals with mental illness by supporting proven strategies that promote early intervention, access to effective treatments, a planned reentry, and the preservation of public safety.

    • Law Enforcement Champion: Norm Hurst – Deputy Chief, San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department (Retired)
      Presented by Steve Moore – San Joaquin County Sheriff-Coroner
    • County Champion: Susan Adams – Marin County Supervisor
      Presented by Elizabeth Howard Espinosa – California State Association of Counties
    • Behavioral Health Champion: Mark Refowitz – Director, Orange County Health Care Agency
      Presented by Patricia Ryan – California Mental Health Directors Association (Retired)
    • Criminal Justice Champion: Lisa Rodriguez – San Diego County Assistant District Attorney
      Presented by David Meyer, Esq. – Institute of Psychiatry, Law and Behavioral Sciences University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine