National Association of Counties

Conference Session

Finding Better Solutions: Supporting People with Mental Illness Awaiting Trial

Mar. 5, 2019 , 8:00 am – 9:15 am
Columbia 5 & 7, Terrace Level
Contact Nastassia Walsh (202) 942-4289
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    Finding Better Solutions: Supporting People with Mental Illness Awaiting Trial

    National experts discuss how states have changed policies to allow for community-based competency restoration and reduced wait times and reliance on state hospital beds for people detained pending competency restoration. Learn how county leaders have addressed the challenge of reducing the number of people with mental illnesses in jails and the impact on county jail populations and individual outcomes, and how federal legislators are attempting to address the issue nationally.

    National experts discuss how states have changed policies to allow for community-based competency restoration and reduced wait times and reliance on state hospital beds for people detained pending competency restoration.
    2019-03-05
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National experts discuss how states have changed policies to allow for community-based competency restoration and reduced wait times and reliance on state hospital beds for people detained pending competency restoration. Learn how county leaders have addressed the challenge of reducing the number of people with mental illnesses in jails and the impact on county jail populations and individual outcomes, and how federal legislators are attempting to address the issue nationally.

Dana LaFayette
Director of Behavioral Justice and Veteran Services, Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center, McLennan County, Texas  
Lisa Callahan
Senior Research Associate, Policy Research Associates, Inc.  
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