NEVADA SUMMIT ON IMPROVING COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES

Dates: January 18-19, 2023

Location: In-Person at The Orleans Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas

Register: nphf.regfox.com/improving-community-response-Summit

SUMMIT PURPOSE

To bring together a select group of organizations and individuals to identify ways to strengthen behavioral health interventions and systems, and divert people with behavioral health challenges away from the justice system.

Summit Objectives

Participants will:

• Gain a better understanding of the current state of, and future vision for, behavioral health in Nevada
• Learn about the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) and how the framework can be applied to strengthen behavioral health interventions in communities across the State
• Participate in sessions focused on best practices that support community response and success stories from other communities in implementing these practices
• Collaboratively identify, discuss, and document potential community-based strategies to reduce justice system involvement of people with behavioral health challenges
• Network and build relationships across diverse systems and agencies, both regionally and statewide

Who Should Attend?

• Advocates
• Attorneys
• Family Members & Behavioral Health Consumers
• Judicial Officers
• Local & State Elected Officials
• Public & Private Community Behavioral Health Providers
• Regional Behavioral Health Boards & Coordinators

Staff From:

• Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers
• Child Welfare Agencies Hospitals
• Juvenile Justice Organizations
• Law Enforcement & Corrections
• Mobile Crisis Teams
• School Districts
• Specialty Courts

This Summit is made possible through funding provided by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Bureau of Behavioral Health, Wellness and Prevention.

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