Screening and Assessment in Jails and Using Data to Improve Behavioral Health Diversion Programs

Workshop Manuals

Screening and Assessment in Jails and Using Data to Improve Behavioral Health Diversion Programs Workshop Manuals

In the spring of 2021, California’s Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) supported the CSG Justice Center in leading two workshop series for counties:

Each series included speakers from diverse California counties discussing their approach to the workshop theme. In addition, the workshop series on data leveraged the experiences of the 11 counties that participated in the MHSOAC-funded Data-Driven Recovery Project. We have developed these manuals to capture highlights and key resources from the workshops. Interested stakeholders from across the country can use the manuals to inform local policies and processes. (Photo by Grant Durr on Unsplash)

September 2021 | The Council of State Governments Justice Center

ABOUT THE AUTHORS


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Strategy Director, Justice & Health Initiatives
Hallie Fader-Towe directs strategy for projects focusing on improving safety by better aligning justice and health systems. Since joining the organization in 2009 as a policy analyst, Hallie has worked with leaders in almost every state in the country on
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policy and practice at the intersection of justice, behavioral health, and housing. She has led and overseen projects related to state policy on crisis response, pretrial release, competency to stand trial, familiar faces, diversion, problem-solving courts, and connections to housing upon reentry and has worked with counties of all shapes and sizes on analyzing local data to design and implement new policies and programs. Hallie received a BA from Brown University and a JD from Harvard Law School. 
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    Project Director, Data Driven Recovery Project
    Kevin O’Connell is a research consultant who specializes in social policy analytics, process improvement, and evaluation. His work over the past 15 years at the state and county levels of government has provided him with a unique perspective on the
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    analytic needs and information gaps to improve services and connections. Kevin has worked on a range of criminal justice, behavioral health care, and continuum of care reforms in California. He has provided technical assistance to counties and states using cross-system data analysis to improve outcomes for justice-involved behavioral health clients in both the juvenile and adult justice systems.
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    SUGGESTED CITATIONS

    The Council of State Governments Justice Center, Screening and Assessment for Behavioral Health Needs in California Jails: Workshop Manual (New York: The Council of State Governments Justice Center, 2021).

    Hallie Fader-Towe et al., Using Your Data for Behavioral Health Diversion: Workshop Manual (New York: The Council of State Governments Justice Center, 2021).

    Writing: Hallie Fader-Towe, CSG Justice Center; Katie Herman, CSG Justice Center; Joseph Hayashi, CSG Justice Center; Kevin O’Connell, Data Driven Recovery Project 

    Advising: Hallie Fader-Towe, CSG Justice Center

    Editing: Leslie Griffin, CSG Justice Center

    Design: Michael Bierman

    Public Affairs: Ruvi Lopez, CSG Justice Center

    Web Development: Andrew Currier, CSG Justice Center