Hosted by the National Association of Counties, with support from The Council of State Governments Justice Center and the American Psychiatric Association Foundation Date: Thursday, June 29 Time: 2–3:15 p.m. ET Join the Stepping Up partners for the fourth webinar in...
Parker Pioneer The La Paz County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to adopt a proclamation that commits them to a national initiative aimed at reducing the number of people with mental illness in county jails. Monday’s decision makes La Paz County the 15th...
KATU-2 By Tom Adams and KVAL.com EUGENE, Ore. – Here’s the problem: an estimated 2 million people with serious mental illnesses are locked up in county jails in America every year. “Jails have become the largest provider of mental health treatment in...
Since its launch in May 2015, Stepping Up has called on counties to pass resolutions to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in jails. So far, more than 350 counties have joined the initiative and started or enhanced comprehensive plans to impact the...
Hosted by the Stepping Up Initiative Date: Wednesday, May 17 Time: 2–3:15 p.m. ET Join the Stepping Up partners for the third network call in the Six Questions series: a deeper dive into the question “Do you have baseline data?” On this call, counties will engage in a...
