This webinar reviewed the prevalence, impact, and treatment of trauma for youth involved in the juvenile justice system.

This webinar featured innovative collaborations between law enforcement and mental health agencies working to improve the response to people with mental illnesses through specialized policing response (SPR) programs.

This webinar reviewed key concepts of risk assessment and its implementation in juvenile justice agencies. Topics covered included how to select a tool, how risk assessment differs from mental health screening, how the approach should differ depending on the juvenile justice setting, and some key points for effective implementation.

Presenters discussed the origins and applications of the toolkit Responding to a High-Profile Tragic Incident Involving a Person with a Serious Mental Illness, released by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors and the CSG Justice Center.

Speakers presented cognitive behavioral interventions from the worlds of criminal justice and mental health that were created to specifically target the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors associated with criminal justice recidivism.

The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has developed and piloted a set of Performance Measurements for Mental Health Courts, which were released in October 2010. This webinar introduced the core and supplemental measures developed and piloted through the initiative and outlined "next steps" for the NCSC involving this initiative, as well as how interested courts can implement the proposed measures.

Staff from the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Justice Center provided an overview of the kinds of technical assistance that will be available to 2010 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program grantees and how they can take advantage of these resources.

This webinar provided an overview of the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program and the current FY2010 solicitation for potential applicants. Bureau of Justice Assistance staff discussed program eligibility, the required application materials, and other important information and resources.

The webinar, held on October 29th, described an innovative program to ensure that eligible individuals have access to Medicaid on their release date or soon after, including evaluation data documenting the program's effects. Bob Mann, from the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, detailed components of the program, which involved extensive collaboration among the state's corrections, mental health, and Medicaid agencies. Dr. Henry Ireys, of Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., presented results of an evaluation of the impact of the program on Medicaid enrollment, service use, and other outcomes. Seth Prins, from the Council of State Governments Justice Center, highlighted the Justice Center’s federal benefits tools. Finally, there was a question and answer session with the presenters.

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