The National Association of Counties (NACo) will host a webinar,
Data-Driven Justice (DDJ) National Listening Session: COVID-19
Impacts and Innovations Across Justice and Behavioral Health
Systems, on Friday, May 22 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm. The
webinar is a discussion on federal justice and behavioral health
resources as communities continue to navigate the COVID-19
pandemic. DDJ members will hear from national leaders about
available federal resources, but would also want to hear from DDJ
communities about the impact of COVID-19 on their efforts to
serve frequent utilizers of their health, human services and
justice systems. Attendees should be prepared to share
innovations and continuing challenges in your communities.
Counties and cities are on the frontlines for protecting public
safety, administering justice and supporting and maintaining the
health and well-being of residents. As a result of the COVID-19
pandemic, jurisdictions are implementing changes to policies and
practices within justice and behavioral health to continue to
provide these vital services to meet community needs.
The webinar speakers are:
Chris Asplen, Executive Director, National Criminal Justice
Association (NCJA)
National Council on Behavioral Health (invited)
Community Discussion Questions:
How is your community promoting social distancing within your
justice systems? How has it impacted your DDJ work?
How has behavioral health service delivery changed as a
result of social distancing or a shift to telehealth? What has
the impact been on your work with people with mental illness?
How are communities making sure that individuals with mental
illness being released from jail are getting access to needed
services or has creating warm handoffs been a challenge?
What is your community’s approach to reopening its justice
and behavioral health systems? What policies or procedures within
justice and behavioral health is your community considering
maintaining after social distancing measures have lifted?
