Introduc)on to Developing a Mental Health Court: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
Danica Binkley, J.D.
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Policy Advisor for Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Bureau of Jus>ce Assistance (BJA)
Alex M. Blandford, M.P.H.
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Policy Analyst, CSG Jus>ce Center
Hallie Fader-‐Towe, J.D.
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Director, Courts Program, CSG Jus>ce Center
Brenidy A. Rice
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Court Program Analyst, Colorado Judicial Branch, Division of Planning and Analysis
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Introduc>on to the curriculum
Tour of the curriculum website and its components
Descrip>on of pilot process in Colorado: lessons learned
Q&A Council of State Governments Jus>ce Center
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Please take a moment to answer the ques1on that will appear on the right-‐hand side of your screen
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Danica Binkley, Policy Advisor for Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Bureau of Jus>ce Assistance (BJA)
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Hallie Fader-‐Towe, Director, Courts Program, CSG Jus>ce Center
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Project Steering CommiQee
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Steering CommiQee recommended pilo>ng on state-‐level (e.g., state problem-‐solving court coordinators as facilitators) and on local-‐level • State-‐level: Colorado & Delaware
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Polk County, IA & Jefferson County, WA
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New, interdisciplinary teams who are interested in star>ng a mental health court Exis>ng mental health court teams (to “tune up”) New team members joining exis>ng mental health courts Groups interested in other criminal jus>ce/ behavioral health collabora>ons (not just mental health courts!) Council of State Governments Jus>ce Center
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The curriculum can be accessed free of charge on the Jus>ce Center’s website at the following address:
hEp://learning.csgjus)cecenter.org
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Alex M. Blandford, Policy Analyst, CSG Jus>ce Center
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Helpful informa>on for all users, including training coordinators and facilitators • Available as PDF and on webpage •
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Helpful informa>on for those coordina>ng use of the curriculum by a group in their jurisdic>on, including >ps on:
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Choosing a facilitator or trainer Deciding on a schedule for comple>ng the curriculum Convening the group to par>cipate Collec>ng data to inform par>cipants’ discussions
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Tips for those in charge of leading a team using the curriculum, drawing from input from experienced trainers and program planners. Material includes:
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Advice on preparing for and leading the use of the curriculum Sugges>ons for materials Tips on crea>ng an op>mal learning environment
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Details on the development of the curriculum
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Ac>vi>es Guide
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Brenidy Rice, State Problem-‐Solving Court Coordinator
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MHC Courts are the fastest growing type of problem solving courts in Colorado Limited training resources for the State Currently se\ng standards for training in problem solving courts Clear need for training specific to MHCs Local jurisdic>ons expressed an interest and willingness to par>cipate Colorado currently has 5 opera>onal MHCs with 4 in planning both in urban and rural areas
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Rural and urban/suburban districts • Teams consisted of: Judges, prosecutor, defense aQorney/public defender, proba>on, substance abuse treatment and mental health treatment representa>ves • Encouraged decision makers to be part of planning teams • Teams ranged from being skep>cal of MHCs to already implemen>ng one •
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Get to know the planning team beforehand-‐Understand what they want from the training and specific areas to emphasize Be the facilitator and the instructor Leave plenty of >me for team discussion Prepare for the unprepared Benefits and drawbacks of training mul>ple teams together Take advantage of the hybrid learning tools Be flexible!
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Please take our survey!
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Mea Kokua “The Helper”: Hawaii First Judicial Circuit Mental Health Court, Oahu Council of State Governments Jus>ce Center
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With support from BJA, the Jus>ce Center has created a suite of materials for mental health court programs, all available at consensusproject.org
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Please type your ques1ons into the chat box
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• Sign up for the monthly CP newsleQer to receive news about upcoming distance learning and funding opportuni>es. • The Consensus Project is con>nually upda>ng its website with materials relevant to the CJ and MH fields. • consensusproject.org
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For addi>onal informa>on, please contact:
Hallie Fader-‐Towe Program Director, Courts hfader@csg.org
Alex M. Blandford Policy Analyst ablandford@csg.org
The webinar recording and PowerPoint presenta>on will be available on www.consensusproject.org within a few days.
This material was developed by the presenters for this webinar. Presentations are not externally reviewed for form or content and as such, the statements within reflect the views of the authors and should not be considered the official position of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Justice Center, the members of the Council of State Governments, or funding agencies supporting the work.
Suggested Citation: Fader-‐Towe, Hallie and Alex M. Blandford. “Introduction to Developing a Mental Health Court: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum.” Webinar held by the Council of State Governments Justice Center, New York, NY, January 10, 2013. . 60