Familiar Faces Initiative
Improving Outcomes through Coordinated Heath & Justice Systems
Sections
Familiar faces—individuals with complex behavioral health needs who frequently cycle through jails, homeless shelters, emergency departments and other local crisis services—often do not have the support needed to ensure treatment engagement and successful outcomes. Counties and cities’ complex social services systems can be fragmented, leaving vulnerable individuals to fall through the cracks. The Familiar Faces Initiative empowers communities to share data and integrate care options between health and justice systems so they can intervene earlier, improve outcomes and reduce incarceration and hospitalization rates.
FEMA’s BRIC program allocates $137 million for building codes
Counties can use this funding to advance hazard-resistant construction while increasing their competitiveness for future infrastructure grants.
NACo commission on mental health sends letter to Congress
On November 13, members of NACo's Commission on Mental Health and Wellbeing sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. The Commission called on Congress to support counties in delivering high-quality, assessible mental health services to address residents' comprehensive behavioral health needs in any mental health legislation package.
County Countdown – Nov. 20, 2023
Every other week, NACo’s County Countdown reviews top federal policy advocacy items with an eye towards counties and the intergovernmental partnership.
Rural Prenatal-to-Three Peer Learning Network: Centering Family Voice in Local Policy
Join this virtual convening to learn more about how and why county governments can engage families in planning and implementation efforts.
Urban Prenatal-to-Three Peer Learning Network: Centering Family Voice in Local Policy
Join this virtual convening to learn more about how and why county governments can engage families in planning and implementation efforts.
NACo Opioid Settlement Summit: Opportunities for County, State & Federal Partnership
This event will bring together leaders from all levels of government to discuss effective strategies for investing opioid settlement funds and to explore opportunities to strengthen intergovernmental coordination in our nation’s response to the opioid epidemic.
Care Coordination for Improved Population Behavioral Health
We invite you to join this presentation to discover proven solutions and compelling success metrics from other counties.