Bureau of Justice Assistance U.S. Department of Justice FY2013 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Grantee Orientation Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery Agenda May 13-14, 2014 Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center National Harbor, MD
The goals of this conference are to: Facilitate participants ability to achieve the objectives of their collaborative criminal justice/mental health programs; Introduce attendees to best practices associated with positive public safety and public health outcomes for persons with mental disorders who are involved in the criminal justice system; and Create national networks of professionals working to address the overrepresentation of persons with mental disorders in the criminal justice system. The purpose of this technical assistance and training event is to help state and local government officials and other change agents develop and implement initiatives that are designed to improve outcomes for people with mental illness who are involved in the justice system. This meeting will also provide the opportunity to meet and network with peers in other jurisdictions and receive technical assistance from experts in the field. This meeting is sponsored by BJA, in collaboration with its federal partners, including the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); and technical assistance providers, the Council of State Governments Justice Center, the Pretrial Justice Institute, the National Association of Counties (NACo), SAMHSA s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation, the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). National experts and state and local officials with experience in the design and implementation of effective justice and mental health initiatives will address a variety of topics that will help jurisdictions direct the appropriate people to the corresponding interventions, maximize available healthcare resources, and measure and communicate programmatic outcomes. 2 Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery
Table of Contents Tuesday, May 13 th All-Day Session At-a-Glance Pages 4-5 Detail Page 7 Wednesday, May 14 st Half-Day Session At-a-Glance Page 6 Detail Page 13 Hotel Maps Pages 19-20 Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery 3
Tuesday, May 13 th All-Day Session At-a-Glance 7:30 a.m. Registration (Maryland Registration A/C) 8:30 a.m. 9:15 a.m. 9:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions (Maryland C) Break Plenary 1 Targeting the Right People for the Right Interventions (Maryland C) Break 10:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions: Right People, Right Programs Juvenile (Maryland 1) Law Enforcement (Maryland 2) Courts (Maryland 3) Corrections/Community Corrections 1 (Maryland 5) Corrections/Community Corrections 2 (Maryland 6) Planning Grantees (Maryland 4) 4 Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery
Tuesday, May 13 th All-Day Session (continued) At-a-Glance 12:00 p.m. 1:15 p.m. Lunch (Attendees are responsible for arranging their own lunch.) 1:15 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Plenary 2 Understanding Risk Assessment and Its Applications (Maryland C) Break 2:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions: Networking with Your Peers Financial Officers: BJA Grants Management and Financial Reporting (Maryland C) Community Corrections Professionals (Maryland 2) Judges (Maryland 1) Attorneys (Maryland 4) Law Enforcement (Maryland 5) Administrators & Program Coordinators: Rural (Maryland 6) Administrators & Program Coordinators: Suburban/Urban (Camelia 1) 3:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Break Clinicians, Case Managers, and Treatment Staff (Maryland 3) 4:00 p.m. 4:45 p.m. 4:45 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Plenary 3 Performance Measures: Outcomes of a Collaborative Process (Maryland C) End-of-Day Remarks (Maryland C) Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery 5
Wednesday, May 14 st Half-Day Session At-a-Glance 8:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Repeating Concurrent Sessions: Block 1 (See Handout for Your Group Assignment) Break Block 2 (See Handout for Your Group Assignment) 12:00 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Lunch (Attendees are responsible for arranging their own lunch.) 1:45 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Topical Breakout Sessions: Incorporating Behavioral Health Programming and Criminogenic Risk Models in Mental Health Courts (Camelia 1) Opportunities to Expand Health Care Coverage for Individuals Involved with the Criminal Justice System (Eastern Shore 2) Building Partnerships with Law Enforcement Agencies (National Harbor 1) Screening and Assessment: Identifying Behavioral Health Needs in Adults (Maryland 3/4) Screening and Assessment: Identifying Risk, Needs, and Behavioral Health Disorders in Juveniles (Maryland 2) Incorporating Dual-Diagnosis Treatment (National Harbor 8) Implementing Evidence-Based Behavioral Health Programs for Justice-Involved Youth (Maryland 1) Addressing Behavioral Health and Criminogenic Needs: Application of Evidence-Based and Promising Practices to Case Management (Eastern Shore 1) Gender-Responsive Strategies for Working with Women and Girls (National Harbor 6) Funding and Sustaining Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Programs: A Roadmap for Success (Maryland 5/6) Using Medication Assisted Treatment to Improve Recovery Outcomes (National Harbor 7) 6 Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery
Tuesday, May 13 th All-Day Session Detail 8:00 7:30 a.m. 9:00 am Registration (Maryland Registration A/C) 8:30 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introductions (Maryland C) Denise O Donnell, Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice David A. D Amora, Director, National Initiatives, Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center 9:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Break 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Plenary 1 Targeting the Right People for the Right Interventions (Maryland C) Individuals involved in the criminal justice system have a wide range of needs, particularly those with behavioral health disorders. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to advance the recovery of individuals involved with the criminal justice system or to reduce their likelihood of recidivism. Treatment, support, and supervision must be tailored to individuals strengths, needs, and risk levels. Risk, Needs, and Responsivity (RNR) principles support a framework that helps match needs to appropriate treatment and supervision interventions. In this plenary, Dr. Osher will discuss how to apply these principles to individuals with behavioral health disorders to maximize the impact of scarce resources and produce positive public safety and health outcomes. SPEAKER: Dr. Fred C. Osher, Director, Health Systems and Services Policy, CSG Justice Center 10:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Break Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery 7
May 13 All-Day Session 10:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions: Right People, Right Programs Participants will meet with other grantees who are working in the same program areas. The discussion will center on defining and refining target populations, as well as screening, assessment, and referral processes. Please see the handout for specific grantee assignments. Juvenile (Maryland 1) Dr. Robert Kinscherff, Senior Associate, The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, and Director, Forensic Studies, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology Karli Keator, Division Manager of Juvenile Justice, Policy Research Associates Law Enforcement (Maryland 2) Jerry Murphy, Deputy Director, National Initiatives, CSG Justice Center Melissa Reuland, Senior Research Consultant, CSG Justice Center Courts (Maryland 3) Eric Olson District Manager, Adult and Juvenile Mental Health Courts, State of Idaho s 7th Judicial District Bonnie Sultan, Policy Analyst, Mental Health, CSG Justice Center Emily Harris, Program Associate, Courts, CSG Justice Center Corrections/Community Corrections 1 (Maryland 5) Ann-Marie Louison, Director, Adult Behavioral Health Programs, Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) Nastassia Walsh, Policy Analyst, Juveniles, CSG Justice Center 8 Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery
May 13 All-Day Session Corrections/Community Corrections 2 (Maryland 6) Dr. Nicole Jarrett, Senior Policy Analyst, Mental Health, CSG Justice Center Daisy Diallo, Program Associate, Reentry, CSG Justice Center Planning Grantees (Maryland 4) Alex Blandford, Policy Analyst, Mental Health and Courts, CSG Justice Center 12:00 p.m. 1:15 p.m. Lunch Attendees are responsible for arranging their own lunch. 1:15 p.m. 2:15 p.m. Plenary 2 Understanding Risk Assessment and Its Applications (Maryland C) Courts or parole boards sometimes assign individuals to supervision and community-based services according to crime categories (e.g., violent, nonviolent, or drug-related) and not according to objective assessments of a person s risk of reoffending. Risk assessment tools provide valuable information that can be essential to determining risk of recidivism, as well as treatment and social service needs. In this plenary, Dr. Desmarais will review the origins and history of risk assessment, and the benefits and limitations of different approaches. Additionally, Dr. Desmarais will discuss how to best use information about dynamic or changeable risk factors for caseplanning and treatment purposes. SPEAKER: Dr. Sarah Desmarais, Assistant Professor of Psychology, North Carolina State University Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery 9
May 13 All-Day Session 2:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Break 2:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions: Networking with Your Peers These sessions will focus on making connections with other grantees, learning about different projects and communities and gaining an appreciation of diversity in profession-based roles in collaborative projects. All participants not attending the BJA Gants Management session should attend a session most relevant to their specific professions or roles in their collaborative grant programs. Financial Officers: BJA Grants Management and Financial Reporting (Maryland C) (Required attendance: All grantee jurisdictions must have at least one representative from their team participate in this session.) Angela Wade, Staff Accountant, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Grants Financial Management Division, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice Nikisha Love, State Policy Advisor for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice Community Corrections Professionals (Maryland 2) Dr. Nicole Jarrett, Senior Policy Analyst, Mental Health, CSG Justice Center Ann-Marie Louison, Director, Adult Behavioral Health Programs, CASES Judges (Maryland 1) Hallie Fader-Towe, Program Director, Courts, CSG Justice Center Emily Harris, Program Associate, Courts, CSG Justice Center 10 Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery
May 13 All-Day Session Attorneys (Maryland 4) Emily Turner, Senior Policy Analyst, Courts, CSG Justice Center Law Enforcement (Maryland 5) Jerry Murphy, Deputy Director, National Initiatives, CSG Justice Center Melissa Reuland, Consultant, CSG Justice Center Administrators & Program Coordinators: Rural (Maryland 6) Eric Olson, District Manager, Adult and Juvenile Mental Health Courts, State of Idaho s 7th Judicial District Will Engelhardt, Policy Analyst, Courts, CSG Justice Center Administrators & Program Coordinators: Suburban/Urban (Camelia 1) Bonnie Sultan, Policy Analyst, Mental Health, CSG Justice Center Alex Blandford, Policy Analyst, Mental Health and Courts, CSG Justice Center Clinicians, Case Managers, and Treatment Staff (Maryland 3) David A. D Amora, Director, National Initiatives, CSG Justice Center Dr. Fred C. Osher, Director, Health Systems and Services Policy, CSG Justice Center Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery 11
May 13 All-Day Session 3:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Break 4:00 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Plenary 3: Performance Measures: Outcomes of a Collaborative Process (Maryland C) In this session, attendees can ask questions about their JMHCP grants and will receive important information about their required performance measures. All attendees are required to attend this session. SPEAKER: Dr. Rachel Brushett, Senior Research Associate, CSR, Inc. 4:45 p.m. 5:00 p.m. End-of-Day Remarks (Maryland C) David A. D Amora, Director, National Initiatives, CSG Justice Center Danica Binkley, Policy Advisor for Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice 12 Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery
Wednesday, May 14 st Half-Day Session Detail 8:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Repeating Concurrent Sessions: The below sessions will be offered concurrently, with half of attendees attending one session and half attending the other for each part of the morning. Sessions will repeat so attendees can attend both. Please see the attached handout for your room assignments for Assessing Your Program s Progress and times for both sessions. 8:45 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Block 1 Group A: Best Practices in Data Collection This session will focus on how data collection best practices will assist in forming the foundation your program needs for long-term sustainability and success. SPEAKER: Jessica Tyler, Research Manager, Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center Group B: Assessing Your Program s Progress (Eastern Shore 1) This will be a facilitated session with your TA Coordinator focusing on progress you have made so far and next steps for your program planning and implementation. Grantees will also have the opportunity to work with your team to review lessons learned and takeaways from the previous day. SPEAKER: Your Technical Assistance Coordinator 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Break Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery 13
May 14 Half-Day Session 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Block 2 Group A: Assessing Your Program s Progress This will be a facilitated session with your TA Coordinator focusing on progress you have made so far and next steps for your program planning and implementation. Grantees will also have the opportunity to work with your team to review lessons learned and takeaways from the previous day. Group B: Best Practices in Data Collection (Eastern Shore 1) This session will focus on how data collection best practices will assist in forming the foundation your program needs for long-term sustainability and success. SPEAKER: Your Technical Assistance Coordinator SPEAKER: Jessica Tyler, Research Manager, Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center 12:00 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Lunch Attendees are responsible for arranging their own lunch. 2:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Topical Breakout Sessions: These sessions will consist of a short presentation followed by a moderated discussion. Attendees may choose which session to attend, and may attend either as teams or individually. Incorporating Behavioral Health Programming and Criminogenic Risk Models in Mental Health Courts (Camelia 1) In this session, presenters will address specific programming issues in implementing screening and assessment practices to identify behavioral health disorders and criminogenic risk and needs; building case plans off of identified risks and needs; and facilitating participant engagement and success. Presenters will also address tough questions such as convincing stakeholders of the importance of defining program target population based on research and local resources. The session will begin with a brief recap of the principles for evidence-based policy and practice to reduce recidivism and advance recovery, and how the principles can be applied using illustrative case examples. Eric Olson, District Manager, Adult and Juvenile Mental Health Courts, State of Idaho s 7th Judicial District Hallie Fader-Towe, Program Director, Courts, CSG Justice Center 14 Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery
May 14 Half-Day Session Opportunities to Expand Health Care Coverage for Individuals Involved with the Criminal Justice System (Eastern Shore 2) Individuals involved with the criminal justice system experience high rates of communicable and chronic disease, as well as mental and co-occurring substance use disorders. However, criminal justice practitioners often have difficulty connecting this largely low-income and uninsured population to needed treatment. Fortunately, the changing health care landscape has provided new opportunities for states and local jurisdictions to expand access to health care, improve care coordination, and efficiently organize treatment services. The presenters will review important health policy reforms over the past five years, lessons learned from the field, and discuss innovative strategies to improve access to care in both Medicaid expansion and non-expansion states. Building Partnerships with Law Enforcement Agencies (National Harbor 1) Law enforcement agencies play an integral role in a community s response to people with mental disorders involved in the criminal justice system. Law enforcement and behavioral health agencies have built lasting and effective partnerships for managing shared challenges, yet often the mission and motivations of law enforcement agencies are different than those of behavioral health agencies, which can impede positive working relationships. Ms. Reuland and Mr. Murphy will discuss the overall law enforcement mission and the critical role that law enforcement plays in responding to people with mental disorders, and will discuss strategies that mental health and substance use providers can use to build productive partnerships with law enforcement agencies. Gabrielle de la Guéronnière, Director for National Policy, Legal Action Center Dan Baeder, Program Associate, Reentry, CSG Justice Center Jerry Murphy, Deputy Director, National Initiatives Division, CSG Justice Center Melissa Reuland, Consultant, CSG Justice Center Screening and Assessment: Identifying Behavioral Health Needs in Adults (Maryland 3/4) A significant number of individuals involved in the criminal justice system have behavioral health needs. In this workshop, the presenters will describe the purpose, process, and implementation of screening and assessment for substance use and mental disorders. There will be discussion of the use of validated assessment tools and how screening and assessment for behavioral health can support the risk, need, responsivity (RNR) principles. Dr. Roger Peters, Professor, Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, University of South Florida David A. D Amora, Director, National Initiatives, CSG Justice Center Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery 15
May 14 Half-Day Session Screening and Assessment: Identifying Behavioral Health Needs in Juveniles (Maryland 2) A significant number of youth who are involved with the juvenile justice system have mental and/or substance use disorders. In order to provide effective supervision, treatment, and programming to these youth, juvenile justice staff and their partners must be equipped to quickly identify youth s risk of reoffending and any behavioral health needs to make treatment and supervision decisions. This presentation provides a brief overview of both behavioral health and risk screening and assessment systems, and describes reliable tools available to identify and then assess youth with needs related to mental and substance use disorders. Presenters will also discuss strategies for effective and efficient collaboration between juvenile justice professionals and community-based behavioral health care providers to meet the needs of these youth. Dr. Robert Kinscherff, Senior Associate, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; Associate Vice President for Community Engagement, and Teaching Faculty in Doctoral Clinical Psychology Program, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology Dr. Emily Gerber, Assistant Director of the San Francisco Children, Youth and Families System of Care in the Department of Public Health Nastassia Walsh, Policy Analyst, Juvenile, CSG Justice Center Incorporating Dual-Diagnosis Treatment (National Harbor 8) The co-occurrence of mental and substance use disorders is very common among people involved with the criminal justice system, which impacts their recovery paths, creates stress for their families, and affects public safety and spending. Integrated treatment has been demonstrated as an evidence-based practice that, if properly implemented, yields positive outcomes for individuals with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, yet the availability of integrated services remains limited in most communities. In this presentation, Dr. Osher will introduce the concept of integrated treatment and discuss how providers and programs can integrate mental health and substance use services for people involved with the criminal justice system across the criminal justice continuum. SPEAKER: Dr. Fred C. Osher, Director of Health Systems and Services Policy, CSG Justice Center 16 Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery
May 14 Half-Day Session Implementing Evidence-Based Behavioral Health Programs for Justice-Involved Youth (Maryland 1) Participants in this session will receive an overview of critical elements in the selection and implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) and interventions for young people involved in the juvenile justice system. Key elements of the presentation will include matching science-validated practices to specific youth populations; assessing capacity to implement the practices (especially start up and sustainability costs, agency commitment/ capacity, and personnel issues); the importance of being clear about what EBPs are and what they are not; the vital importance of data collection; and what we know about the use of EBPs and youth of color. There will be opportunity for the audience to ask questions and discuss the application of ideas introduced in the presentation, and potential solutions to address challenges. The presenter will also highlight free online resources to learn more about EBPs and youth involved in the criminal justice system. John Morris, Executive Director, Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce Karli Keator, Division Manager of Juvenile Justice, Policy Research Associates Sarah Wurzburg, Policy Analyst, Substance Abuse, CSG Justice Center Addressing Behavioral Health and Criminogenic Needs: Application of Evidence-Based and Promising Practices to Case Management (Eastern Shore 1) This session will introduce evidence-based practices (EBPs) and promising, recovery-oriented practices associated with positive outcomes for individuals involved in the criminal justice system who have behavioral health and criminogenic needs, and how these practices can be applied in case management in real-world settings. The presenters will introduce scenarios and discussion questions to illustrate the role that communitybased treatment providers can take in collaborating with supervision entities. The session will also facilitate a discussion of the application of the evidence-based and promising programs and practices to case management, encouraging questions from the audience throughout. Ann-Marie Louison, Director, Adult Behavioral Health Programs, CASES Alex Blandford, Policy Analyst, Mental Health and Courts, CSG Justice Center Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery 17
May 14 Half-Day Session Gender-Responsive Strategies for Working with Women and Girls (National Harbor 6) Although women and girls in the criminal justice system account for a small percentage of the overall incarcerated population, the female incarcerated population is growing at an alarming rate. Presenters will provide an overview of emerging research regarding gender responsive strategies for improving outcomes for women and girls in the criminal justice system, with a particular focus on behavioral health. Best practices for working with women and girls during incarceration and throughout the reentry continuum, and responsivity for females will be discussed. 18 Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery Maureen Buell, Correctional Program Specialist, National Institute of Corrections, U.S. Department of Justice Rachelle Ramirez, Program Associate, National Resource Center for Justice-Involved Women, Center for Effective Public Policy Georgia Lerner, Executive Director, Women s Prison Association Rob Salerno, Assistant Director, Douglas County Juvenile Department, Oregon Dr. Nicole Jarrett, Senior Policy Analyst, Mental Health, CSG Justice Center Funding and Sustaining Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Programs: A Roadmap for Success (Maryland 5/6) Securing funding for behavioral health, criminal justice, and reentry collaborations can be a demanding, ongoing process. As part of this process, practitioners must identify the federal organizations and private foundations that support these initiatives, as well as understand the breadth and scope of federal, state, and local funding sources. Additionally, practitioners must understand how data collection, the strength of stakeholder partnerships, staffing and program design are all crucial to long-term funding and sustainability. Presenters will offer strategies for building a comprehensive sustainability plan to fund these initiatives, both for organizations looking to implement and for those looking to continue to enhance operations. Gilbert Gonzalez, Director, Mental Health Department, Bexar County, Texas Kathy Paxton, Director, Division on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, West Virginia Bureau for Health and Health Facilities Phoebe Potter, Senior Policy Analyst, Reentry, CSG Justice Center Using Medication Assisted Treatment to Improve Recovery Outcomes (National Harbor 7) Medication Assisted Treatment is an evidence-based practice with a strong research base that can be an important tool to assist in recovery from substance use disorders. Presenters will review the latest research and best practices for using Medication Assisted Treatment for a reentry population. Dr. Redonna K. Chandler, Acting Director, Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse Niki Miller, Senior Program Manager, Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. Kati Habert, Deputy Program Director, Substance Abuse, CSG Justice Center
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