Past Convenings

2017: Moving from Innovation to Sustainability: Achieving Successful Outcomes While Implementing Change

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The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission presented its Criminal Justice and Mental Health Project Report, Together We Can, highlighting the findings and recommendations from the Criminal Justice Subcommittee’s 18-month exploration of the intersection of mental illness and criminal justice. This Words to Deeds convening focused on moving from “one-offs’ to full system change. Leaders shared innovative pilot programs and funding opportunities as well as how to implement long-term changes and sustainability.

  • Program

    Program 2017

  • Presentation & Materials

    • Kelly Glossup, LCSW, Manager, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, Youth and Family Services Bureau, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Operation My Home Town_Handout
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    • Judicial Council of California, Operations and Programs Division, Center for Families, Children & the Courts, Human Trafficking in California Toolkit for Judicial Officers
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    • Breakout Session Guide
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  • Report

    Final Report 2017

  • Speaker Bios

    Speaker Bios 2017

  • Attendee List

    Attendee List 2017

  • 2017 Leadership Group

    • Kirsten Barlow — Executive Director, County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California
    • Stanicia Boatner — Legislative Analyst, California State Association of Counties
    • Bill Brown — Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner
    • Hallie Fader-Towe — Senior Policy Advisor, Council of State Governments Justice Center
    • Morgan Grabau Dosskey — Program Manager, Forensic Mental Health Association of California
    • Brenda Grealish — Assistant Deputy Director, California Department of Health Care Services, Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Services
    • Carmen Green — Executive Director, California State Sheriffs’ Association
    • Kathryn Jett — Senior Policy Consultant, California Forward
    • Darby Kernan — Senior Legislative Representative, California State Association of Counties
    • Linnea Koopmans — Senior Policy Analyst, County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California
    • Kathleen Lacey — Program Director, UCSF/Citywide Case Management
    • Elaine Linn — Words to Deeds Event Coordinator, Elaine Linn Creative Strategies
    • Robin Lipetzky — Public Defender, Contra Costa County
    • Sheree Lowe — Vice President, Behavioral Health, California Hospital Association
    • Rosie McCool — Deputy Director, Chief Probation Officers of California
    • David Meyer — Clinical Professor, Institute of Psychiatry, Law and Behavioral Sciences, USC Keck School of Medicine
    • Ashley Mills — Senior Researcher, Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
    • Karen Moen — Senior Court Services Analyst (retired), Judicial Council of California
    • Jasmine Murrey — Member Services Coordinator, California State Sheriffs’ Association & Foundation
    • Kimberly Pearson — Deputy Agency Director, Orange County Correctional Health Services
    • Patricia Ryan — Consultant; Executive Director (retired), County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California
    • Linda Tomasello — Senior Governmental Program Analyst, California Highway Patrol
    • Jolena Voorhis — Executive Director, Urban Counties of California
    • Kit Wall — Words to Deeds Project Director, Kit Wall Productions
    • Stephanie Welch — Executive Officer, California Council on Mentally Ill Offenders
    • Tracey Whitney — Mental Health Liaison, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
    • Molly Willenbring — Executive Director, Forensic Mental Health Association of California
    • Carrie Zoller — Supervising Attorney, Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts

  • 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
    Terri McDonald – Chief Probation Officer, Los Angeles County
    Presented by Kathryn Jett– Senior Policy Consultant, California Forward

    State Champion
    Tina Wooton – Manager, Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness; Chair, California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
    Presented by Toby Ewing, PhD – Executive Director, California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission

    Lifetime Achievement
    Charles Walters, PhD – Chief Probation Officer, Los Angeles County
    Presented by Hon. Stephen Manley – Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court