INSIDE: Stepping Up participation linked to robust behavioral health care delivery systems; call for All Rise session proposals; specialized housing provider infographic; and more.

August 18, 2023 | Edited by Aisha Jamil

FEATURED STORY

Stepping Up Participation Linked to Robust Mental Health and Substance Use Care Delivery Systems

Researchers at George Mason University evaluated the Stepping Up Initiative to identify drivers of and barriers to local system improvement efforts. The study found that counties classified as medically underserved and/or mental health shortage areas are less likely to participate in improvement activities. Additionally, utilization of the legal system to address mental health, as denoted by more police per capita and greater jail populations per capita, detracted from participation in Stepping Up. The National Association of Counties is producing a three-part blog series to translate lessons learned from the research study for counties and to highlight noteworthy findings from the research. Stay tuned for part three!

Read Blog 1: “Beating the Odds: How Counties are Overcoming Barriers to Behavioral Health Service”

Read Blog 2: “Community Mental Health Services May Support Reducing Jail Populations”

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

All Rise Call for Proposals: Best Practices in Treatment Courts

All Rise is seeking session proposals for RISE24, the world’s largest conference on addiction, mental health, and criminal justice reform, that present best practices in service delivery, collaboration, and justice programming that enhance outcomes in treatment courts. Proposals for sessions that present research findings and their impact on practice, feature data analysis, and highlight evidence-based practice implementation are encouraged. The deadline to submit is Tuesday, September 12, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

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DID YOU KNOW?

Specialized Housing Providers at the Forefront of Collaborative Case Planning and Management

Did you know that specialized housing providers can serve as lead case planners in collaborative case management? View our infographic to explore examples of the kinds of information partners in a case management team usually keep in their records about participants. Learn about what information the lead case planner should share with and receive from these partners.

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WHAT WE'RE READING

St. Petersburg Social Workers Go to 911 Calls. What’s the Program’s Future?

Since 2021, the St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) has been sending social workers to respond to emergencies related to mental health, substance abuse, or poverty where no crime has been reported. This program has produced nearly 9,000 encounters with the public, and in cases where no officers have been present, zero injuries have been reported. This program has been seen as a model for other municipalities looking to enact similar alternative response models, prompting the inclusion of SPPD Chief Anthony Holloway on the CSG Justice Center’s Expanding First Response Commission.

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