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The Keys to Closing Rikers

Building a Comprehensive Behavioral Health System



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With growing political and public support for closing Rikers Island’s jail facilities, the attention of criminal justice reformers is now acutely focused on the mechanics of lowering the average daily population to a level that is manageable in separate, smaller borough-based facilities. At the same time, healthcare reform at the state and local level is driving ahead with “residential redesign,” and its focus on clinical necessity as well as individualized, evidence-based care models. In this context, it is incumbent upon the public health sector and allies in behavioral health service delivery to take a leading role in the conversation on closing Rikers.

9:00     Welcome – Jeffrey Coots, P2PH Director

 

9:20     Morning Plenary Session

  • NYC Council Member Mark Levine (7th District), Chair of Committee on Health
  • Monnica Williams, Associate Professor of Psychiatric Services, University of Connecticut & Director of the Laboratory for Culture and Mental Health Disparities
  • Susan Herman, Deputy Commissioner of Collaborative Policing, NYPD
  • Helena Hansen, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine

 

11:00   Panel One: Front-end Diversion Innovations

  • Ashley Blauvelt, Director, Project Management, Staten Island PPS
  • Kristina Monti, Director of Special Projects, Mt. Sinai Psychiatric Emergency Room
  • Dira Treadvance, Criminal Justice Supervisor, Bureau of Mental Health, DOHMH
  • Karen E. Varriale, Senior ADA, Drug Treatment Unit, Kings County DA’s Office

 

12:30   Lunch & Networking Hour

 

1:45     Panel Two: The Journey from Residential to Outpatient Treatment

  • Marcus Daugherty, Assistant Program Director of Healthcare Reform Consultation, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA)
  • Pat Lincourt, Division Director, Practice Innovation and Care Management, NYS OASAS
  • George Lyons, Certified Recovery Peer Advocate, Queens Community College
  • Daniel Meltzer, Oversight Director for Treatment Services, Argus Community Inc.
  • Philip Yanos, Professor of Forensic Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

3:15     Coffee Break

3:30     Panel Three: Meeting Demand in Supportive and Affordable Housing Markets

  • Ayesha Delaney-Brumsey, Director of Behavioral Health Research and Programming, Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
  • Latisha Millard, Senior Director of Housing, The Fortune Society
  • Carol Sainthilaire, Senior Program Manager, Corporation for Supportive Housing
  • Susan Wiviott, Chief Executive Officer, The Bridge

4:50     Closing Remarks

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Fifth Annual P2PH Conference - Outline of Events