Texas Municipal Courts
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Mental Health Summit

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FY16 Mental Health Summit

Day 1

12:00 - 5:00 pm	Registration
1:00 - 2:45 pm	Stepping Up: National and Texas Momentum to Reduce the Number of Mentally Ill Persons in Jail Dr. Tony Fabelo, Director of Research, Council of State Governments, Justice Center and Senior Fellow, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute of Texas Gilbert Gonzales, Director of Mental Health Department, Bexar County Mike Lozito, Director of Judicial Services, Bexar County B.J. Wagner, Director of Smart Justice, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Fabelo Binder Gonzales Wagner
3:00 - 4:00 pm	Fundamentals of Mental Illness: Understanding Mental Health Issues and Their Impact on Court Proceedings Dr. Stephen Thorne, Clinical Psychologist, Austin
4:00 - 5:00 pm	Military Informed Care Tim Keesling, Manager, Military Veteran Peer Network, Texas Veterans Commission
		5:00 - 6:00 pm	Welcome Reception Hosted by the Texas Municipal Courts Association and the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center

Day 2

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast and Registration
8:00 - 8:15 a.m.	Welcome and Announcements
8:15 - 9:15 a.m.	Realities and Myths of Cases with Mentally Ill Defendants Chad Schmucker, President, National Judicial College
9:15 - 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 - 11:45 a.m.	Developing Criminal Justice-Mental Health Partnerships Travis Parker, Senior Project Associate II, Policy Research Associates, Inc.
11:45 - 12:45 a.m.	Lunch
12:45 - 1:45 p.m.	Crisis Intervention Teams James Turner, Senior Police Officer, Crisis Intervention Team, Austin Police Department Stan Vick, Senior Police Officer, Crisis Intervention Team, Austin Police Department
1:45 - 2:00 p.m.	Break
2:00 - 3:15 p.m.	Magistrate Decision-Making in Cases Involving Mental Health Issues: Duties, Liabilities, and Authorities Honorable Robin Ramsay, Presiding Judge, City of Denton
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.	Community Strategies for Responding to Individuals with Mental Illness Alyse Ferguson, Attorney Director, Collin County Mental Health Managed Counsel Program

Day 3

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.

Breakfast

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.	Identifying, Screening, and Assessing Individuals with Co-Occurring Disorders in Municipal Courts Erin Holmes, Director, Traffic Safety Programs, Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility Jennifer Sowinski, Clinical Supervisor, Austin Downtown Community Court
9:00 - 9:15 a.m.	Break
9:15 - 10:45 a.m.	Make the Connection: Mental Health Services and Support Dr. Erin M. Foley, Forensic Director, Department of State Health Services Dr. Courtney Harvey, Manager, Crisis Services and Client Rights Department, Department of State Health Services Toniya Parker, Program Specialist V, Child & Adolescent Program Services, Department of State Health Services
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.	In Our Own Voice A presentation by the National Alliance on Mental Illness - Austin Affiliate (NAMI Austin)
12:00 p.m.	Adjorn

Agenda times and topics subject to change

Credit Hours CLE Credit: Up to 10.00 hours if attended 8-5 on Day 2 and 8-12 on Day 3
3.75 additional hours if attended the optional pre-conference session from 1-5 on Day 1
Judicial Education and Clerk Certification Credit: 12 hours if attended 8-5 on Day 2 and 8-12 on Day 3
4 additional hours if attended the optional pre-conference session from 1-5 on Day 1
There is no TCOLE credit for attending this conference.

FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS