Words to Deeds XIII Conference |
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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.
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Judicial Champion Honorable Eileen Moore - Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal Presented by Honorable Stephen Manley - Judge, State of California, Santa Clara County Superior Court |
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Law Enforcement Champion Wendy Still - Chief Probation Officer, Alameda County Presented by Kathy Jett - Senior Policy Consultant, California Forward |
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State Champion Mark Grabau, PhD - Chief Psychologist, Forensic Services Division, California Department of State Hospitals Presented by Stephanie Clendenin - Director, California Department of State Hospitals |
Outcomes Matter: Diversion that Works!
Making the Case for Diversion – Working Toward Intercept Zero
- Hon. Stephen Manley – Judge, State of California, Santa Clara County Superior Court
- Hallie Fader-Towe – Program Director, Behavioral Health, The Council of State Governments Justice Center
PowerPoint - Eric Washington, Veteran’s Court Graduate, Mental Health Advocate
- Hon. James Bianco – Judge, State of California, Los Angeles County Superior Court Mental Health Court
- Sharon Farrell, PhD – Associate Director, Risk-Resilience Research Lab, University of California Berkeley
- Kathleen Connolly Lacey, LCSW – Program Director, UCSF/Citywide Case Management Forensic Program
- Stephanie Welch – Executive Officer, Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health
- Samuel Leach – Chief Probation Officer, Calaveras County, CA
- Miriam Popper – Executive Director, Diversion Initiatives, Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, New York City
- Hon. Nan Waller – Circuit Judge, Multnomah County, OR
- Mack Jenkins – Retired, Chief Probation Officer, San Diego Office of Probation
- Michelle Doty Cabrera – Executive Director, County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California
- Stephanie Clendenin – Director, California Department of State Hospitals
- John Connolly – Deputy Secretary for Behavioral Health, California Health and Human Services Agency
- Toby Ewing, PhD – Executive Director, California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
- Linda Penner – Chair, Board of State and Community Corrections
- Kelly Pfeifer, MD – Deputy Director, Behavioral Health, California Department of Health Care Services
- Diana Toche – Undersecretary, Health Care Services, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Lynn Von Koch-Liebert – Deputy Secretary, Housing and Consumer Relations, Business, Consumer Services and Housing
Words to Deeds XIII Leadership Group
- Deanna Adams – Senior Policy Analyst, Council of State Governments Justice Center
- Stanicia Boatner - Administration of Justice Legislative Analyst, California State Association of Counties
- Bill Brown – Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner
- Stephanie Charbonneau - Forensic Mental Health Association of California
- Grace Childs – Executive Associate, Urban Counties of California
- Jessica Devencenzi - Administration of Justice Legislative Representative, California State Association of Counties
- Hallie Fader-Towe – Senior Policy Advisor, Council of State Governments Justice Center
- Morgan Grabau – Events & Communications Director, Forensic Mental Health Association of California
- Brenda Grealish – Assistant Deputy Director, California Department of Health Care Services, Behavioral Health
- Carmen Green – Executive Director, California State Sheriffs’ Association
- Catherina Isidro – Executive Director, Forensic Mental Health Association of California
- Kathryn Jett – Senior Policy Consultant, California Forward
- Darby Kernan – Deputy Executive Director for Legislative Services, California State Association of Counties
- Kathleen Lacey – Program Director, UCSF/Citywide Case Management
- 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
- Mike Radford – Senior Consultant, Commission on Peace Officer Standards & Training
- Tyler Rinde — Legislative Analyst, County Behavioral Health Directors Association
- Patricia Ryan – Consultant; Executive Director (Ret.), County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California
- Linda Tomasello – Senior Governmental Program Analyst, California Highway Patrol
- Kit Wall – Words to Deeds Project Director, Kit Wall Productions
- Stephanie Welch – Executive Officer, Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (formerly COMIO)
- Tracey Whitney – Deputy District Attorney, Mental Health Liaison, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
- Molly Willenbring - Executive Director, First Responder Support Network
- Helene Zentner – Field Representative, California Board of State and Community Corrections
- Carrie Zoller – Supervising Attorney, Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts
