Apply Now for Short-Term, Free Support in Winter/Spring 2021
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With support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center is currently offering virtual training and support to three local jurisdictions (e.g., county, city) during Winter/Spring 2021 to better understand the flow of people with mental illnesses in their local criminal justice system. This support will also include opportunities to explore potential diversion and intervention strategies, particularly within law enforcement and crisis system responses, to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses who are arrested and booked into jail.
Based on your specific needs, CSG Justice Center staff will: (1) work with the jurisdictions to complete a system flow exercise, incorporating available criminal justice and behavioral health data, to understand how people with mental illness flow through the criminal justice system; (2) explore current and potential diversion and intervention opportunities for the mental health population throughout the criminal justice process; and (3) identify potential partnerships and help expand capacity of community based providers. CSG Justice Center staff will also work with the jurisdictions to develop concrete and actionable recommendations and action steps to guide future action, such as the modification or development of new programs, policies, or procedures.
Apply by Friday, January 15, 2021.
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Project Contacts
Former Project Manager, Behavioral Health
Marilyn
Leake
works
on
county-based
initiatives
focused
on
improving
outcomes
for
people
in
the
criminal
justice
system
who
have
behavioral
health
disorders.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Marilyn
served
as
the
coordinator
for
the
mental
health
and
drug
...
court
programs
in
Prince
George’s
County,
Maryland.
In
that
role,
she
collaborated
closely
with
local
stakeholders
throughout
the
criminal
justice
and
behavioral
health
systems
on
diversion
and
other
tactics
to
improve
outcomes
for
people
in
the
justice
system
with
behavioral
health
disorders.
She
also
worked
on
initiatives
to
standardize
data
collection
and
measurement
strategies
for
treatment
courts
in
Maryland.
Marilyn
holds
a
BS
from
Appalachian
State
University
and
an
MSW
from
the
University
of
Maryland.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Sheila
Tillman
provides
technical
assistance
to
Justice
and
Mental
Health
Collaboration
Program
grantees,
focusing
on
the
intersection
of
behavioral
health
and
criminal
justice.
She
also
provides
support
on
a
variety
of
behavioral
health
and
reentry
projects.
Before
joining
the
CSG
...
Justice
Center,
Sheila
was
a
project
assistant
at
Policy
Research
Associates
in
Delmar,
New
York,
where
she
assisted
on
a
variety
of
research
projects.
Sheila
has
a
BA
in
criminal
justice
from
Russell
Sage
College
and
received
her
MA
in
criminal
justice
from
the
University
of
New
Haven.
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