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Turning One-Off Programs into Systems-Wide Behavioral Health Diversion (Webinar)

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This webinar will describe key components to developing a systems-wide behavioral health diversion strategy.

It will focus on the fundamental agencies within the criminal justice system that can lead the implementation of diversion interventions, with the goal of diverting people with behavioral health needs from the justice system and into community-based treatment and support services.

The webinar will also feature speakers from Fulton County, GA, who will describe diversion interventions implemented in Fulton County and the city of Atlanta.

Speakers:
- Kristin Stoycheff Schillig, Court Support Manager II, Office of the Court Administrator, Atlanta Judicial Circuit, Superior Court of Fulton County

- Moki Macias, Executive Director, Atlanta/Fulton County Pre-Arrest Diversion Initiative

- Reinette Arnold, Community Collaborator, Behavioral Health Link
Sheila Tillman, Senior Policy Analyst, CSG Justice Center

Date Created: February 3, 2021