Improving Case Processing and Outcomes for People with Behavioral Health Needs

This brief presents opportunities to improve caseflow management and outcomes for criminal court defendants who have behavioral health needs. These strategies are based on a virtual learning collaborative hosted by The Council of State Governments Justice Center, along with the National Center for State Courts, that brought together nine interdisciplinary teams from across the country. Photo credit: Wesley Tingey via Unsplash

Katie Herman, Hallie Fader-Towe | February 2021 | The Council of State Governments Justice Center, National Center for State Courts

Project Credits

Writing: Katie Herman, Hallie Fader-Towe, CSG Justice Center

Research: Katie Herman, Hallie Fader-Towe, CSG Justice Center

Advising: Michelle O’Brien, Richard Schwermer, Patti Tobias, National Center for State Courts

Editing: Katy Albis, Emily Morgan, CSG Justice Center

Design: Michael Bierman

Public Affairs: Ruvi Lopez, CSG Justice Center

ABOUT THE AUTHORS


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Hallie Fader-Towe works with local and state policymakers to craft policies, processes, and programs that bring research-informed approaches to their jurisdictions. In her positions with the CSG Justice Center, she has worked with jurisdictions around the country on collaborative, data-driven
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planning and implementation efforts to address criminal justice functions from initial detention through reentry, including a focus on people with mental illnesses. She has also managed the development of training materials on mental health courts and on judicial responses to the prevalence of individuals with mental illnesses involved with the criminal justice system. She has written on court case processing, competency to stand trial, dispute systems design for state trial courts, pretrial responses to people with mental illnesses, information sharing between criminal justice and mental health systems, and mental health court design and implementation. Before joining the CSG Justice Center, she was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company in New York. Hallie received a BA from Brown University and a JD from Harvard Law School. 
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