Bridging the legal and clinical interface for justice involved individuals with SMI

People with SMI are disproportionately arrested and detained in carceral settings and face civil and criminal legal processes that can impact care. Clinicians, family members, and others supporting their recovery often have limited knowledge and experience navigating complicated clinical and legal worlds in a way that leads to productive outcomes that do not compromise public and personal interests. This webinar will review some of the common areas of intersecting issues- arrest decisions, what bail and detention laws mean, how courts may process cases, what diversion may include and what this might all mean for individuals with SMI. The idea of cross-fertilization and collaboration between systems will be emphasized, while learning more about how systems may prioritize different missions. Participants will gain greater familiarity with these issues to help people with SMI and their support systems.