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Stepping Up Four Key Measures Case Studies

The Stepping Up Four Key Measures Case Studies serve as a quick reference to the strategies highlighted in this series and share suggested sub-measures associated with each of these measures to help counties better collect and analyze their data.
Justice & Public Safety

County Examples & Solutions

Calaveras County, Calif.: Connecting Justice-Involved People to Treatment and Services

In March 2016, the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to join the national Stepping Up initiative and commit to safely reducing the number of adults with mental illnesses in the Calaveras County Jail by connecting them to community-based treatment whenever possible.
Justice & Public Safety

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Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government, Ky.: Supporting People with Mental Illnesses in the Community

The Louisville Mayor convened the Dual Diagnosis Cross-Functional Team (DDCFT) in 2013 to improve system responses to individuals with co-occurring mental health, alcohol use and substance use disorders who frequently cycle in and out of community treatment, hospitals and jail.
Justice & Public Safety

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Pacific County, Wash.: Connection to Services Through Jail Screening and Referral

In 2015, Pacific County received a Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) planning grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to create a data-driven plan to address the number of people with mental illnesses coming into its jail.
Justice & Public Safety

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Pima County, Ariz.: Meeting Needs Along the Behavioral Health and Justice Continuum

Pima County became part of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge (SJC) in May 2015 when it was awarded a $150,000 planning grant to develop a strategy to reduce its jail population.
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Stepping Up Six Questions Case Studies

Stepping Up partners released Reducing the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in Jail: Six Questions County Leaders Need to Ask. The Six Questions Case Studies serve as a quick reference to the counties highlighted in a series of webinars and network calls to outline some of the key strategies within the report and feature counties that have been working through the Six Questions process.
Justice & Public Safety

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Johnson County, Kan.: Using Mental Health Screening and Assessment to Serve Individuals with the Most Needs

Through a culture of collaboration, Johnson County, Kan., has developed numerous systems and processes to help collect, share and use data on individuals who come into contact with their county’s justice and human services systems, including those with behavioral health needs.
Justice & Public Safety

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Middlesex County, Mass.: Building Regional Partnerships to Address Emerging Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Trends

Middlesex County, Mass., is a large and diverse county encompassing 54 different cities and towns of various sizes. Throughout these jurisdictions, leaders were seeing similar trends in opioid-related crimes and fatalities and increasing law enforcement contact with people with co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
Justice & Public Safety

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Coconino County, Ariz.: Building a Culture of Collaboration to Inform Criminal Justice Initiatives

In 2010, the Coconino County Board of Supervisors requested a recidivism study on people being released from the county jail.
Justice & Public Safety

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Douglas County, Kan.: Using Mental Health Screening and Assessment to Serve Individuals with the Most Needs

In 2015, recognizing a need to relieve jail overcrowding and identify alternatives to jail for people with mental illnesses, Douglas County, Kan., leaders sought out policy and practice changes that could be put into place that would lead to better outcomes for their residents.
Justice & Public Safety

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Fairfax County, Va.: The Diversion First Initiative to Reduce Incarceration of People with Mental Illnesses

Fairfax County, Va., launched its Diversion First initiative in 2015 to offer alternatives to incarceration for people with mental illnesses and/or developmental disabilities who come into contact with the criminal justice system for low-level offenses.
Justice & Public Safety

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Johnson County, Iowa: Using Data to Tell the Story of People with Mental Illnesses in the Community and in the Jail

Johnson County, Iowa, has been working on jail diversion since 2005 and has seen dramatic reductions in its jail population due to the foundation leaders created through the Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee (CJCC) and other efforts.

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Stepping Up

Stepping Up Four Key Measures Case Studies

Calaveras County, Calif.: Connecting Justice-Involved People to Treatment and Services

Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government, Ky.: Supporting People with Mental Illnesses in the Community

Pacific County, Wash.: Connection to Services Through Jail Screening and Referral

Pima County, Ariz.: Meeting Needs Along the Behavioral Health and Justice Continuum

Stepping Up Six Questions Case Studies

Johnson County, Kan.: Using Mental Health Screening and Assessment to Serve Individuals with the Most Needs

Middlesex County, Mass.: Building Regional Partnerships to Address Emerging Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Trends

Coconino County, Ariz.: Building a Culture of Collaboration to Inform Criminal Justice Initiatives

Douglas County, Kan.: Using Mental Health Screening and Assessment to Serve Individuals with the Most Needs

Fairfax County, Va.: The Diversion First Initiative to Reduce Incarceration of People with Mental Illnesses

Johnson County, Iowa: Using Data to Tell the Story of People with Mental Illnesses in the Community and in the Jail

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