Persons with Mental Illnesses

The California Department of Health Care Services is leading Medi-Cal Healthier California for All, which includes numerous recommendations on strategies for improving access to behavioral health treatment and supports for people involved in the criminal justice system, however criminal justice stakeholders have been by and large unaware of the effort.

CSG Justice Center staff held a site visit at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Law Enforcement-Mental Health Learning Site. Representatives from the Houston Police Department learning site also attended. During this site visit, CSG Justice Center staff observed and discussed Mental Health Intervention Training, SMART co-response teams, data collection and analysis, Senior Lead Officer Program, CAMP case management teams, and other components of LAPD's initiative.

From July to December, the Law Enforcement Learning Sites conducted 21 site visits. These site visits, plus trainings and presentations, phone calls and emails, reached over 680 public safety personnel across 116 agencies.

From July to December, the Law Enforcement Learning Sites facilitated 16 trainings and presentations. These trainings and presentations, plus site visits, phone calls and emails, reached over 680 public safety personnel across 116 agencies.

CSG Justice Center staff held a call with rural Stepping Up counties to discuss progress on implementing the six key questions framework in their jurisdictions and to share resources.

CSG Justice Center staff held call with mid-size Stepping Up counties to discuss progress on implementing the six key questions framework in their jurisdictions and to share resources.

CSG Justice Center staff held a call with Urban Stepping Up counties to discuss progress on implementing the six key questions framework in their jurisdictions and to share resources.

CSG?Justice Center staff presented a session on mental health diversion with a panel featuring current and past Justice and Mental?Health Collaboration?Program grantees: Lincoln County, OR; New York, NY; San Joaquin County, CA. The session also introduced concepts in the forthcoming JMHCP publication on diversion strategies.

The purpose of the site visit was to facilitate discussions on current and projected behavioral health programming and transition to community connections given the new jail construction pending in 2021. Additional goals included providing trainings on best practices for successful reentry for people with mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use and collaborative comprehensive case plans.

CSG?Justice Center staff held a site visit with the FY18 JMHCP?Lake County Board of County Commissioners project team. This included representatives from LifeStream Behavioral Health, Clermont Police Department, Groveland Police Department, and Lake County Sheriff's Office. On the first day, participants observed and discussed the existing mobile crisis response program where a mental health professional is embedded in Clermont Police Department.