Words to Deeds XI Conference
November 7 - 9, 2017

​Words to Deeds XI Resources

• Words to Deeds XI Final Report
• Words to Deeds XI Program
• Words to Deeds XI Speaker Bios 
• Words to Deeds XI Attendee List 
• Day 2 Breakout Guide for Participants

Paradigm Honorees

​Recognizing leaders in criminal justice and mental health who champion efforts to end criminalization of individuals with mental illness by supporting proven strategies that promote early intervention, access to effective treatments, a planned reentry, and the preservation of public safety.

Law Enforcement Champion
Terri McDonald - Chief Probation Officer, Los Angeles County
Presented by Kathryn Jett– Senior Policy Consultant, California Forward

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State Champion
Tina Wooton - Manager, Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness; Chair, California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
Presented by Toby Ewing, PhD – Executive Director, California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission

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Lifetime Achievement
Charles Walters, PhD - Chief Probation Officer, Los Angeles County
Presented by Hon. Stephen Manley – Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court

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PRESENTATIONS, DAY 1

2016 MIOCR Juvenile Justice Project Overview

• Helene Zentner – Field Representative, California Board of State and Community Corrections
• Program Directors from Contra Costa County, Nevada County, Riverside County, San Diego County, San Joaquin County, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County, Shasta County, Solano County, Tuolumne County, Yolo County

Best Practices in Juvenile Justice

• Helene Zentner – Field Representative, California Board of State and Community Corrections
• William Arroyo, MD – Medical Director, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Children’s System of Care; Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine
  
•  Paul Curtis – Executive Director, California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies
  
• Ami Davis – Manager, Youth and Wellness Policy, Reach Out (San Bernardino County)
  
• Sparky Harlan – CEO, Bill Wilson Center (Santa Clara County)
  
• Hon. David Wesley – Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court; Director, Stopping Hate and Delinquency by Empowering Students (SHADES)

Challenges and Solutions: Brag, Borrow, and Steal!

• Bill Brown – Sheriff-Coroner, Santa Barbara County; President, California State Sheriffs’ Association; Commissioner, California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission

PRESENTATIONS, DAY 2

Criminal Justice and Mental Health Project: Findings and Recommendation - California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission

• Toby Ewing, PhD – Executive Director
• Ashley Mills – Senior Researcher
• State Health Information Guidance (SHIG) on Sharing Sensitive Health Information

First Adapters in Action: 

• Mary Hale, MS, CHC – Behavioral Health Director, Orange County Health Care Agency 
• Stepping Up Report: Supplemental Item S42E 
• County of Orange 2017 Strategic Financial Plan 
• Judicial Council of California Center for Families, Children, and the Courts 
• Chelsie Bright, PhD, Supervising Research Analyst
• Donna Strobel, MS, Analyst 
• Human Trafficking Toolkit

Moving from Words to Deeds: Breakout Sessions
Breakout 3: Large-Sized County

• Kelly Glossup, LCSW, Manager, Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Youth and Family Services Bureau
• Deborah Johnson, Deputy Director of Forensics, Riverside University Health Systems - Behavioral Health
• Handout

Words to Deeds XI Leadership Group

• Kirsten Barlow — Executive Director, County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California
• Stanicia Boatner — Legislative Analyst, California State Association of Counties
• Bill Brown — Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner
• Hallie Fader-Towe — Senior Policy Advisor, Council of State Governments Justice Center
• Morgan Grabau Dosskey — Program Manager, Forensic Mental Health Association of California
• Brenda Grealish — Assistant Deputy Director, California Department of Health Care Services, Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Services
• Carmen Green — Executive Director, California State Sheriffs’ Association
• Kathryn Jett — Senior Policy Consultant, California Forward
• Darby Kernan — Senior Legislative Representative, California State Association of Counties
• Linnea Koopmans — Senior Policy Analyst, County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California
• Kathleen Lacey — Program Director, UCSF/Citywide Case Management
• Elaine Linn — Words to Deeds Event Coordinator, Elaine Linn Creative Strategies
• Robin Lipetzky — Public Defender, Contra Costa County
• Sheree Lowe — Vice President, Behavioral Health, California Hospital Association
• Rosie McCool — Deputy Director, Chief Probation Officers of California
• David Meyer — Clinical Professor, Institute of Psychiatry, Law and Behavioral Sciences, USC Keck School of Medicine
• Ashley Mills — Senior Researcher, Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
• Karen Moen — Senior Court Services Analyst (retired), Judicial Council of California
• Jasmine Murrey — Member Services Coordinator, California State Sheriffs’ Association & Foundation
• Kimberly Pearson — Deputy Agency Director, Orange County Correctional Health Services
• Patricia Ryan — Consultant; Executive Director (retired), County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California
• Linda Tomasello — Senior Governmental Program Analyst, California Highway Patrol
• Jolena Voorhis — Executive Director, Urban Counties of California
• Kit Wall — Words to Deeds Project Director, Kit Wall Productions
• Stephanie Welch — Executive Officer, California Council on Mentally Ill Offenders
• Tracey Whitney — Mental Health Liaison, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
• Molly Willenbring — Executive Director, Forensic Mental Health Association of California
• Carrie Zoller — Supervising Attorney, Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts

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