Celebrating Advancements: When the Judiciary Joins the Conversation MP3

As thought leaders in their states and nationally, Judges and Court Administrators are challenging communities to address persistent mental health challenges, leading to important changes in criminal justice and mental health systems. Presenters will highlight the results of Judges, law enforcement officials, and system leaders engaging with policy researchers, mental health providers, people with lived experience and legislators to forge new paths and to advance legislation, funding and accountability across systems. This special session will highlight the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health as a significant model for judicial leadership and community action. Welcoming: Justice Jeffrey V. Brown; Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Co-Chair of Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health, nominated for U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (confirmation pending); Austin, TX Judge Barbara Hervey; Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Co-Chair of Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health; San Antonio, TX Presenters: Andy Keller, PhD; President and CEO, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute; Dallas, TX David Slayton, MPA; Executive Director, Texas Judicial Council, and Administrative Director, Texas Office of Court Administration; Austin, TX David O. Brown; Former Chief, Dallas Police Department (2010-2016), George W. Bush Institute Fellow; Dallas, TX Judge William J. Boyce; vice-chair, Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health; chair, advisory committee on guardianship, mental health and IDD, Texas Judicial Council; former justice, 14th Court of Appeals (2007-18); Houston, TX