Conference Schedule
NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COURT SUMMIT
JULY 18 - 20, 2018
PARK CITY, UTAH
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018
| 11:00 AM | Registration Open | |
| 12:00 – 1:30 PM |
Welcome/Opening Luncheon Keynote Presentation by DJ Jaffe What Mental Health Advocates and Officials can learn from Mental Health Courts and Criminal Justice Officials |
Grand Ballroom |
| 1:30 – 1:40 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 1:40 – 2:55 PM |
Ten Years of Mental Health Court, and What We Have Learned James Wallis, Jason Sterwerf, Scott Block, 22nd Judicial Circuit Court, Woodstock Illinois |
Ivers/Hearst/Kearns |
| 2:55 – 3:05 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 3:05 – 4:20 PM |
Mental Health Awareness and Prevention Derrik Tollefson , USU Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology |
Grand Ballroom |
| 4:20 – 4:30 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 4:30 – 5:30 PM |
Workshop - Share Your Expertise: What do you think? Moderator: DJ Jaffe Participants: Mental Health Court Summit Attendees Lightning round of participant sharing of experience, ideas, and successes in reducing criminalization. |
Ivers/Hearst/Kearns |
| 5:30 – 6:30 PM | Networking – Reception | Grand Ballroom |
Thursday, July 19, 2018
| 8:00 AM | Registration Open, Continental Breakfast | |
| 9:00 – 10:15 AM |
Welcome/Announcements Featured Presentation - Judge Kevin Allen Slaying the two-headed monster: Dealing with Drug Addiction and Mental Illness in Mental Health Courts |
Grand Ballroom |
| 10:15 – 11:30 AM |
A Theory-Driven Evaluation of Mental Health Courts Chelsea Bullard-Hunsucker, Oklahoma State University |
Summit A |
| 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Lunch (provided) | Grand Ballroom |
| 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM |
Recidivism and Quality of Life Outcomes in a Felony Mental Health Court Clete Snell, University of Houston Downtown |
Summit A |
| 2:15 - 3:30 PM |
Empathic Justice: Understanding the Impact of Trauma History and Mental Condition on Court Participant Behavior Carl Sorenson |
Summit A |
| 3:30 – 4:45 PM |
Mental Health Court: How To Begin Stephen VanGeem |
Summit A |
| 4:45 PM | Explore Park City on your own | |
Friday, July 20, 2018
| 8:00 AM | Registration Open, Continental Breakfast | |
| 9:00 – 10:30 AM |
Welcome Back/Announcements Keynote Presentation by John Snook Decriminalizing Severe Mental Illness: How to Shift Incentives to Prioritize Treatment |
Grand Ballroom |
| 10:30 – 11:30 AM |
Judicial Panel Discussion All judges in attendance invited to participate |
Grand Ballroom |