The Stepping Up Initiative is hosting a webinar,
How to Set Targets to Reduce the Number of People with Serious
Mental Illness in Jails, on Wednesday, October 21
from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm. Since its launch in 2015, more
than 500 counties across 43 states have joined the Stepping Up
initiative and worked to reduce the number of people with mental
illness in their jails. Stepping Up partners recently announced a
new call to action—Set,
Measure, Achieve—to support counties in setting
targets to reduce the number of people with serious mental
illnesses in their jails, measuring progress toward meeting these
targets and achieving results.
As part of the new call to action, this webinar will explain how
counties can obtain data to establish baselines for the Stepping
Up four
key measures and set targets for reducing indicators of
serious mental illness in jails.
Speakers:
Kati Habert, Program Director, The Council of State
Governments Justice Center
Maria Fryer, Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Sheriff Ian Parkinson, San Luis Obispo County, California,
Sheriff’s Office
Emily Rogers, Senior Research Associate, The Council of State
Governments Justice Center
Jessie Yates, Business Analyst, San Luis Obispo County,
California, Sheriff’s Office
For additional information and to register for the webinar,
please click
here.
