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As the Stepping Up initiative marks its 10th year, America is still facing a behavioral health crisis in jails and communities—but we now know more about how to overcome it. Since 2015, the CSG Justice Center, American Psychiatric Association Foundation, National Association of Counties, and local leaders across nearly every state have been joining forces to:
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Use data to understand where people fall through the cracks,
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Divert people from jail when there’s no risk to public safety,
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Deploy mobile crisis and co-responder teams that include mental health professionals,
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Embed behavioral health treatment in jails, and
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Create new accountability measures to track and improve outcomes.
Read about the impact counties have had, our priorities for the next decade, and how you can get or stay involved.
Then join us on August 14 to hear from the first state to launch a Stepping Up for Youth initiative. Learn how the Stepping Up framework has been adapted to support state and local leaders in their efforts to establish or expand early intervention, behavioral health screenings and services, and cross-system coordination between juvenile justice and behavioral health.
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