Substance Use
A disproportionate number of people in the criminal justice system struggle with substance use disorders, many of whom also have co-occurring mental illnesses. Despite the success of some treatment programs for people in the criminal justice system, just a fraction of the people who need these services receive them. Our team works with communities across the U.S. to promote bring models of success to scale.
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News & Analysis
June 16, 2021
Our updated digital guide outlines need-to-know insights for state and local leaders…
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June 2, 2021
On May 28, 2021, President Biden released his full Fiscal Year 2022…
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June 2, 2021
Many community members are seeking to stop the cycle of arrest and…
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May 13, 2021
This virtual Community of Practice is for interdisciplinary teams seeking to implement…
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May 4, 2021
Missouri Governor Mike Parson visited the Improving Community Treatment Success program which…
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April 19, 2021
President Biden submitted his first discretionary budget request to Congress, which outlines…
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April 12, 2021
Telehealth has rapidly expanded opportunities to provide health care during the COVID-19…
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Ayesha Delany-Brumsey
Director, Behavioral Health
Dr.
Ayesha
Delany-Brumsey
oversees
the
Behavioral
Health
Division
and
its
various
portfolios,
which
focus
on
how
parts
of
the
criminal
justice
system
intersect
with
the
mental
health,
substance
addiction,
and
homeless
systems,
among
others.
Before
joining
the
organization,
Ayesha
was
...
most
recently
the
director
of
Behavioral
Health
Research
and
Programming
at
the
Mayor’s
Office
of
Criminal
Justice
in
New
York
City.
Prior
to
that,
she
was
the
director
of
the
Substance
Use
and
Mental
Health
program
at
the
Vera
Institute.
She
received
her
PhD
in
clinical
psychology
from
University
of
California,
Los
Angeles.
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Sarah Wurzburg
Program Director, Behavioral Health
Sarah
Wurzburg
oversees
technical
assistance
focused
on
behavioral
health,
corrections,
and
reentry,
and
serves
as
the
lead
for
projects
related
to
substance
use
and
reentry.
Previously,
Sarah
was
a
research
analyst
at
the
National
Association
of
State
Alcohol
and
Drug
...
Abuse
Directors,
Inc.,
where
she
was
the
team
lead
for
Youth
and
Women’s
Services,
and
was
the
primary
author
of
research
reports
on
youth
substance
use
disorder
treatment,
driving
under
the
influence,
and
Medicaid.
Sarah
has
also
worked
as
a
juvenile
court
advocate
and
in
community
substance
abuse
prevention.
She
received
her
BA
from
DePauw
University
in
English
writing
and
her
MA
in
social
services
administration
with
a
focus
on
policy
analysis
from
the
University
of
Chicago.
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