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Screening and assessment process for mental illness

WEBWhen a person screens positive, DCSO's jail management system (JMS) sends an automatic alert about the presence of an individual with mental health needs to a …

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Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in the jail and in the …

WEBThe MAT program provides “bridge dosing” to people who received MAT at the jail and are reentering the community, supplying them with medications for up to 14 …

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Kansas to Open Stepping Up Center to Reduce Number of People …

WEBTopeka, Kan.—The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) and The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center announce the …

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Discover Local Strategies

WEBDiscover Local Strategies. This is an interactive library of programs, policies, and practices that jurisdictions across the country have implemented to help reduce the prevalence of …

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Stepping Up Announces Set, Measure, Achieve: A Nationwide Call …

WEBWASHINGTON, DC, September 23, 2020—The Stepping Up initiative today announced Set, Measure, Achieve, a national call to action for counties to publicly commit to goals …

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Jail medical contract to support screening for mental illness

WEBContracts with jail medical providers are important for facilitating the screening and assessment process for serious mental illness (SMI) at the jail. These …

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Community-based crisis stabilization

WEBThis type of crisis stabilization consists of short-term case management services that seek to reduce a person’s symptoms of mental illness such that they can …

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Crisis stabilization centers

WEBThe Marin County Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) provides services to Marin County residents and visitors experiencing a mental health crisis, such as suicidal …

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Co-responder team

WEBCo-responder team. Mental health crisis workers ride in patrol cars with specially trained law enforcement officers and, as a team, they respond to mental health …

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Criminogenic risk assessment

WEBThe Wisconsin Risk Assessment is conducted for individuals in the jail who screen positive for co-occurring substance use disorders and mental illness. This standardized and …

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JMHCP Grant Helps San Luis Obispo ‘Step Up’ to Improve Lives of …

WEBBy The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff San Luis Obispo, California was awarded a Justice and Mental Health Collaboration (JMHCP) grant from …

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Mobile crisis services

WEBWhatcom County, WA. The Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) is a community-based outreach team with the ability to respond to crises and provide crisis …

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Collaborative comprehensive case plans

WEBCollaborative comprehensive case plans are notedly responsive to factors that are most likely to reduce a person’s involvement in the criminal justice system, such as …

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Introduction to the “Six Questions County Leaders Need to Ask”

WEB11 Stepping Up Archived Webinars • Getting Started with Stepping Up • Strategies to Measure Prevalence and Assess the Needs of Individuals with Mental Illnesses in Jails. …

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Specialized law enforcement team

WEBThe Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is a specially trained unit that includes a captain, a lieutenant, a sergeant, detectives, and field officers. The MHST …

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Specialized probation caseloads

WEBProbation officers are assigned smaller caseloads dedicated exclusively to people with mental illnesses in order to better monitor their supervisees’ treatment …

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