First Contact: Mental Illness and Public Safety in Arizona

REGISTER HERE

Jan. 6, 2012

8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

ASU Downtown Phoenix

Event sponsored by

Morrison Institute for Public Policy

and Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy

Arizona State University

One year after an untreated mentally ill person allegedly shot 18 people at a Tucson grocery store, killing 6 and gravely wounding Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others, we assemble experts to discuss the critical intersection between law enforcement and health care and to ponder what can be done in our communities to reduce the possibilities of future January 8ths. We will explore the proper  balance between public safety and public health systems — focusing on the “first contact” between law enforcement officers (or other citizens) and individuals with mental illness who appear dangerous to themselves or others. We will consider Arizona’s current statutory/policy context and best practices in other states, while considering statutory and/or policy changes Arizona should pursue.

Speakers/panelists/presenters:

• Dr. Joel Dvoskin, Ph.D., forensic psychologist with expertise in in treatment of persons with serious mental illness and/or substance abuse disorders
• Bill Montgomery, Maricopa County Attorney
• Dr. Chris Carson, M.D., CEO of ConnectionsAZ
• Charles Arnold, partner in Frazer, Ryan, Goldberg, & Arnold, L.L.P., and specialist in behavioral-health law
• Officer Nick Margiotta, Phoenix Police Department liaison with the regional behavioral health care system  
• Dr. Michael S. Shafer, Ph.D, professor and director, ASU Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy
• William Hart, senior policy analyst, Morrison Institute for Public Policy
• Sue Clark-Johnson, executive director, Morrison Institute for Public Policy 

Event location:

Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix Campus

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

555 N. Central Avenue, Auditorium 128

Phoenix, Arizona

Registration/Information

•  Event admission: No charge, but registration is required.
• Parking: Space reserved for $3 per hour at ASU Visitor Lot on East Fillmore Street between 1st Street and Central Avenue, directly north of the Cronkite School of Journalism building.
  (Inform the attendant that you are attending the forum; disregard “lot full” sign, if it is out.) Questions: Call 602-496-1023

Diverting mentally ill from the CJ system: Communtiy Roundtable FEB 2012

ROUNDTABLE FORUM
First Contact: Mental Illness in the CJ System

Sponsored by David's Hope and the Arizona Mental Health and Criminal Justice Coalition

THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 2, 2012

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Taking place within the historic

A. E. England Building
ASU DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
424 N. Central Ave. Phoenix 85004

Sign in begins 6:30pm.

Forum is free and open to the public.

Please join us in this mediated discussion regarding those with mental illness,
as their lives intersect with law enforcement.

Parking is available in ASU Visitor lots where credit cards may be used. There is also a public lot on the northeast corner of N. Central and E. Fillmore which requires $5 cash and has no time limit

MORE INFORMATION: 602-774-4382
www.davidshopeaz.org

Roundtable Participant List 

February 2, 2012

 
Cecil Ash Arizona State House of Representatives
Barbara Broderick Chief, Maricopa County Adult Probation
Chris Carson CEO, ConnectionsAZ
Tom Chabin Arizona State House of Representatives
Justin Chase Director of Crisis Services, Magellan Health Services of Arizona
Sean Connolly Lieutenant, Phoenix Police Department, South Mountain Precinct
Joy Green Advocate and Board Member, David’s Hope
Laura Irish Director of Mobile Crisis, TERROS Behavioral Health Services
Nick Margiotta Director of Crisis Intervention Training, Phoenix Police Department
Bill Montgomery Maricopa County Attorney
Frank Munnell Chief, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
Dawn Noggle Mental Health Director, Maricopa County Correctional Health Services
Suzanne Rabideau CEO and President, Crisis Response Network Inc.

Agenda

 
7:00 pm Dr. Michael Shafer, “Five Reflections” Director, ASU CABHP
7:10 pm Roundtable Dialogue
8:00 pm Audience Q&A
8:50 pm Closing remarks, Mary Lou Brncik, Founder, David’s Hope

Special thanks to Emily Jenkins, President and CEO of the AZ Council of Human Service Providers and Kelly Carbello, Executive Director of David’s Hope, for moderating this forum.

Morrison Institute: Mental illness and public safety in Arizona

Register today

First Contact: Mental Illness and Public Safety in Arizona
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2012

8:30 a.m

ASU Downtown Phoenix

Event sponsored by

Morrison Institute for Public Policy

and Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy

Arizona State University

One year after an untreated mentally ill person allegedly shot 18 people at a Tucson grocery store, killing 6 and gravely wounding Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others, we assemble experts to discuss the critical intersection between law enforcement and health care and to ponder what can be done in our communities to reduce the possibilities of future January 8ths. We will explore the proper balance between public safety and public health systems — focusing on the “first contact” between law enforcement officers (or other citizens) and individuals with mental illness who appear dangerous to themselves or others. We will consider Arizona’s current statutory/policy context and best practices in other states, while considering statutory and/or policy changes Arizona should pursue.

Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix Campus

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

555 N. Central Avenue, Auditorium 128

Phoenix, Arizona

Registration/Information

• Event admission: No charge, but registration is required.
• Parking: $5 pay lot on Fillmore Street just east of Central Avenue.