Behavioral Health for the Justice-Involved Population

Presentation by: Christal Hampton, President, Helping Hearts, Inc; Ynez Cross, MBA, CEO, Helping Hearts, Inc.; Captain James Porter, Community Service & Reentry Division, San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Department; Heather Beidler, Program Manager, Community Service & Reentry Division, San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Department; Opening remarks by Devora Keller, MD, Director of Clinical and Quality Improvement, National Health Care for the Homeless Council

Description: Partnerships with law enforcement can improve outcomes for justice-involved individuals experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. Rather than a continued loop in and out of jail, behavioral health-focused recuperative care programs can address the root causes of criminal tendencies and provide true rehabilitation. Learn how one specialty recuperative care program has closely partnered with its county sheriff’s department to properly serve the justice-involved population.

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About the Event: 

The National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC), a special program of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC), hosted the inaugural California Recuperative Care Symposium, themed “Cross-Organizational Solutions for a Seamless System of Care,” was held on September 12-13, 2024, in Sacramento, California. The above presentation materials are resources that were shared in conjunction with the event. Not all resources were developed by NHCHC. Please reference each individual file for any information related to copyright ownership or distribution restrictions.

Categories: Developing a Medical Respite Program, Medical Respite
Tags: CRCS2024
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