Policy and decision-makers from across California participated in
Words to Deeds XII in partnership with the Los Angeles County
Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) and the Mental Health
Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) last
year. The Forensic Mental Health Association of California
recently released the report,
Words to Deeds XII Changing the Paradigm for Criminal Justice and
Mental Health, which shares professional expertise, insight
and perspectives in the following four areas:
Serving Those Who Serve: Challenges and opportunities for
supporting behavioral wellness for first responders, custody, and
law enforcement officials;
A Call to Action: next steps toward promoting and achieving
behavioral wellness for first responders, custody, and law
enforcement officials;
Hot Topics Policy Discussion Addressing the Unserved and
Underserved: building capacity for early intervention while
serving existing needs; and
Perspectives From Professional Experts: meeting the challenge
of jail diversion for the unserved and underserved.
