A National Summit as part of Stepping Up
In support of Stepping Up, the National Association of Counties (NACo), the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, and the American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APA Foundation) are hosting a National Summit on Reducing the Prevalence of Individuals with Mental Illnesses in Jails (National Summit). The National Summit will be held Sunday, April 17, 2016 – Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Funding for the National Summit, including participants’ costs, is provided by the American Psychiatric Association Foundation.
Why you should attend
The National Summit provides an opportunity for county teams to create or advance the specificity and impact of county plans to reduce the prevalence of mental illness in jails by building on existing strengths and addressing system gaps. The National Summit will focus on key themes that have an impact on counties across the Nation. These themes include what drives of the overrepresentation of people with mental illnesses in jails; what are evidence-based policies and practices for reducing these numbers; and what mechanisms counties can use to bring innovative programs to scale in their jurisdictions.
[For more of this story go to https://csgjc.formstack.com/forms/steppingupsummitapp]
Comments (0)