Words to Deeds XVI Conference
November 2-3, 2022

Words to Deeds XVI – Reaching Out: Crisis Response and the Implementation of 988 – A Project of the Forensic Mental Health Association of California
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• W2D XVI Conference Program​
• ​Presenter Biographies
• ​W2D XVI Attendee List​
• Recording - Day 1
• Recording - Day 2
• ​Words to Deeds XVI Snapshot Report​
• ​Words to Deeds XVI Final Report

Paradigm Award Recipients

Law Enforcement Champion
​Lisa Heintz
Presented by:  Kathy Jett
​Senior Policy Consultant
​Shatterproof
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State Champion
Stephanie Welch
Presented by:  Brenda Grealish
Executive Officer
Council on Criminal Justice & Behavioral Health
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Community Champion
Sandri Kramer 
​Presented by:  Adrienne Shilton
Director of Public Policy and Strategy
The CA Alliance of Child and Family Services

Reaching Out: Crisis Response and the Implementation of 988

California’s Behavioral Health Crisis Continuum of Care Overview
Moderator and Presenter: Stephanie Welch – Deputy Secretary of Behavioral Health, California Health and Human Services Agency
            PowerPoint

• Erika Cristo – Assistant Deputy Director, Community Services and Licensing and Certification, Behavioral Health, Department of Health Care Services 

          W2D XVI PowerPoint 11/2/22
          Updated PowerPoint 4/5/23​

• Budge Currier – 911 Branch Manager, Statewide Interoperability Coordinator, Office of Emergency Services
  PowerPoint

Preventing Crisis – Someone to Call
Moderator: Tom Orrock – Chief, Community Engagement and Grants, Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission

• Jim Kooler – Special Consultant, Office of Strategic Partnerships, CalHOPE, Department of Health Care Services
• Shari Sinwelski – Vice President, Crisis Care, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
  PowerPoint
• Stacy Kuwahara – Behavioral Health Director, Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, Kern County

Responding to Crisis – Someone to Come
Moderator: Karen Larsen, Chief Executive Officer, Steinberg Institute

• Bill Brown – Sheriff-Coroner, Santa Barbara County
• Cherylynn Lee – Behavioral Services Manager, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department 
  PowerPoint
• ​Leticia Galyean, CEO, Seneca Family of Agencies
  PowerPoint
• Karleen Jakowski, Assistant Director Health and Human Services/Mental Health Director, Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency
  PowerPoint

Stabilizing Crisis – Somewhere to Go
​Moderator: Brenda Grealish – Executive Officer, Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health

• Amy Ellis – Adult System of Care Division Director, Health and Human Services, Placer County - The Lotus Center
  PowerPoint
  
• Scott Zeller – Vice President, Acute Psychiatry, Virtuity – Sacramento County EmPATH Program
  PowerPoint

Taking Action!  Deep-Dive, Blue Sky Sessions - What keeps you up at night?

Beyond the Crisis – Step Down Residential Services and Permanent Housing How do we DO it? Continuing from Day 1, exploring challenges and solutions.
Moderator/Speaker: Lahela Mattox, Chief Operating Officer, Regional Task Force on the Homeless, San Diego

• Corrin Buchanan, Deputy Secretary of Policy and Strategic Planning, California Health and Human Services Agency 

          DOCUMENT #1 - Guide for State Funding for Homelessness Services –Putting the Funding Pieces Together: Guide to Strategic Uses of New and                    Recent State and Federal Funds to Prevent and End Homelessness
          DOCUMENT #2 - Homelessness 101 Document – Homelessness Response 101: for Health Care Providers and Stakeholders 

• Veronica Kelley, Chief, Mental Health and Recovery Services, Orange County Health Care Agency - Step Down and Unique Housing Programs – Be Well Model
  PowerPoint
• Manuel Jimenez, Jr., Regional Director, La Familia Central Valley - Step Down and Unique Housing Programs – EverWell Model
• Tyler Fong, Senior Director of Program Initiatives, Brilliant Corners - Permanent Housing Model
  PowerPoint
• Teresa Pasquini, Founder, Housing that Heals – Lived Experience Perspective
  PowerPoint
  Video

Essential Technology – Links to Success: What do we want and how do we build it?
​Moderator: Jim Kooler – Special Consultant, Office of Strategic Partnerships, Department of Health Care Services

• Budge Currier – 911 Branch Manager, Statewide Interoperability Coordinator, Office of Emergency Services
• Jonathan Porteus, Chief Executive Officer, WellSpace Health
  PowerPoint
• Shari Sinwelski – Vice President, Crisis Care, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
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Words to Deeds XVI Paradigm Award Recipients

• Law Enforcement Champion: Lisa Heintz – Director of Legislation and Special Projects for the Federal Court Receiver, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  Presented by: Kathy Jett – Consultant, Shatterproof
• Community Champion: Sandri Kramer – Director of Community Relations and Special Projects, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
  Accepting the award for Sandri Kramer – Marika Collins from Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
  Presented by: Adrienne Shilton - Director of Public Policy and Strategy, The California Alliance of Child and Family Services
• ​State Champion: Stephanie Welch – Deputy Secretary of Behavioral Health, California Health and Human Services Agency
  ​Presented by: Brenda Grealish – Executive Officer, Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health

Words to Deeds XVI Leadership Group

• Deanna Adams – Senior Analyst, Judicial Council of California, Criminal Justice Services, Operations & Programs Division
• ​Bill Brown – Sheriff-Coroner, Santa Barbara County
• Michelle Cabrera — Executive Director, County Behavioral Health Directors Association
• Grace Childs – Executive Associate, Urban Counties of California
• Cathy Coyne – Government Affairs Liaison (Ret.), California State Sheriffs’ Association
• Christina Edens – Deputy Director, Forensic Services Division, California Department of State Hospitals
• 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 – Executive Officer, Council on Criminal Justice and 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, Shatterproof
• Karen Larsen – Chief Executive Officer, The Steinberg Institute
• Sheree Lowe – Vice President, Policy, California Hospital Association
• Lahela Mattox – Chief Operations Officer, San Diego Regional Task Force on the Homeless
• 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
• Ryan Morimune – Administration of Justice Legislative Representative, California State Association of Counties
• Ashley Mills – Research Supervisor, Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
• Jolie Onodera – Health and Behavioral Health Legislative Representative, California State Association of Counties
• Mike Radford – Bureau Chief, Training Program Services Bureau, Commission on Peace Officer Standards & Training
• Stephanie Regular – Assistant Public Defender, Contra Costa County
• Tyler Rinde – Deputy Director, Child Welfare Policy – The California Alliance of Child and Family Services
• Adrienne Shilton – Director of Public Policy and Strategy – The California Alliance of Child and Family Services
• Linda Tomasello – Consultant, Crisis Intervention Training
• Kit Wall – Words to Deeds Project Director, Kit Wall Productions
• Tracey Whitney – Assistant Head Deputy, Writs & Appeals Division, 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

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