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2023 South Carolina Courts Mental Health Initiative

Judicial Branch Announces Statewide Mental Health Summit

 

2023 Mental Health Summit

Mental Health Initiative Webinar Replay – Non CLE Credit
View the live webinar replays from SCJB past Mental Health Initiative presenters

Mental Health Initiative Webinar 1: Judge Steven Leifman - Mental Health Diversions from the Justice System through Leadership, Collaboration, Building Momentum, and Moving Forward with Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
Link: https://media.sccourts.org/webinar/Judge Leifman.mp4

Mental Health Initiative Webinar 2: Paul Galdys, MBA, CPRP - The Future of Crisis Care
Link: https://media.sccourts.org/webinar/paul galdys.mp4

Mental Health Initiative Webinar 3: Dr. Debra A. Pinals - Systems, Struggles, and Strategies: Opportunities at the Justice and Behavioral Health Interface
Link: https://media.sccourts.org/webinar/Doctor Pinals.mp4

 

Mental Health Initiative Webinar Replay – CLE Credit for Judges and Attorneys
Please watch the webinar replay videos found and follow the instructions to obtain CLE credit for each session.

1. View the version of the webinar entitled “Watch Replay of Webinar for Judges and Attorneys.”
2. Access the CLE completion verification survey, linked under the video

Mental Health Initiative Webinar 1: Judge Steven Leifman - Mental Health Diversions from the Justice System through Leadership, Collaboration, Building Momentum, and Moving Forward with Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
• Webinar 1 Completion Verification: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MHWebinar1CLEQuiz

Mental Health Initiative Webinar 2: Paul Galdys, MBA, CPRP - The Future of Crisis Care

• Webinar 2 Completion Verification: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MHWebinar2

Mental Health Initiative Webinar 3: Dr. Debra A. Pinals - Systems, Struggles, and Strategies: Opportunities at the Justice and Behavioral Health Interface
• Webinar 3 Completion Verification: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MHWebinar3

 

 

Mental Health & the Court Resources

View Sequential Intercept Model

Findings and Recommendations of the National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts' Response to Mental Illness

Resolution in Support of the Recommendations of the National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts' Response to Mental Illness

National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Behavioral Health Website
Note: To receive regular NCSC behavioral health alerts, click on “Subscribe to the semi-monthly Behavioral Health Alerts resource newsletter” at the link above.

NCSC Leading Change Resources

Judges and Psychiatrists Leadership Initiative
Judicial Bench Card on Practical Considerations Related to Release and Sentencing for Defendants Who Have Behavioral Health Needs

Other Resources

Judges’ Guide to Mental Illnesses in the Courtroom
From the Judges’ Criminal Justice/Mental Health Leadership Initiative of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation, Council of State Governments Justice Center, The National Judicial College, and Policy Research Associates

Essential Components of Trauma-Informed Judicial Practice
Report prepared for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)