Denver 911 Mental Health Pilot Cut Crime Reports By 34%
The Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) pilot program launched by the city of Denver, on June 1, 2020, cut crime reports by 34% during the first six months of the… Read More
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Colorado To Increase Behavioral Health Access To Divert People Away From The Criminal Justice System
Under legislation signed on May 19, 2022, the new Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) will provide grants to local governments and other entities to launch programs to prevent people with… Read MoreCare For The Incarcerated – Better Or Worse?
There are almost two million individuals who are incarcerated in U.S. federal, state, and local jails and prisons. This makes the U.S. the world leader in the number of people… Read MoreDecriminalizing Mental Health – Caroline Fisher-O’Neill, Esq.
Listen to Amica Simmons-Yon, PharmD, PhD and Alyssa Peckham, PharmD, BCPP as they spill the tea on Decriminalizing Mental Health with special guest, Caroline Fisher-O’Neill, Esq. During this episode, Caroline… Read MoreThe Definition Of Insanity: Behind The Scenes With Judge Leifman
Judge Leifman shares his perspective of the decriminalization program in which he started over 20 years ago. The Judge describes how the program got started and how it grew. For more… Read MoreGeorgia Enacts Bill To Enforce Mental Health Parity
On April 4, 2022, the Georgia Mental Health Parity Act, House Bill 1013 (HB 1013) was signed into law to enforce mental health parity provisions of private health plans. Starting… Read MoreMore Than $24 Billion For Behavioral Health Treatment Included In The $1.5 Trillion Government Funding Bill
More than $24 billion to fund mental health and addiction treatment is included in the $1.5 trillion government funding bill, House Resolution 2471, signed on March 15, 2022. The bill… Read MoreMissouri Passes Reforms To Benefit & Assist Juvenile Inmates
On July 14, 2021, the state of Missouri passed measures to benefit and assist juvenile inmates. Senate Bill (SB) 26 offers parole to life-sentence juveniles, SB 53 keeps certain juveniles… Read MoreDecriminalizing Mental Illness
U.S. correctional institutions, local courts, and police officers frequently encounter people with untreated mental health disorders. Once incarcerated, individuals with mental illness tend to stay longer in jail and upon… Read MoreIdaho To Launch Implementation Of Nine Behavioral Health System Improvements, Full Details Expected By October 1, 2021
The state of Idaho planning to implement nine behavioral health care system improvements over the next three years to improve the state’s public behavioral health infrastructure, add new treatment and… Read More - PsychU For You
