August 9/NYC + Web: Mental Health Issues & the New York State Courts

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, in a 12-month period, 26.2% of American adults will have a diagnosable mental disorder, and 5.8% will have a mental illness classified as severe. The prevalence of mental disorders among individuals involved in the criminal justice system and some areas of the civil legal system is even higher. This timely program will focus on the intersection of individuals living with mental illness and their involvement in both the criminal and civil justice systems in New York State.
What you will learn:

• How to recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness
• Recent developments in the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model: Modalities for determining a litigant’s potential risk of re-offending and the role that mental health issues play
• New York’s Civil and Criminal Justice Systems’ response to litigants with mental illness
• Ethical issues in representing litigants with mental health issues

This program is designed for New York State Judges, Court Attorneys, Law Clerks, Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys, the Private Bar, State Attorneys, and Mental Health System Professionals involved in the New York State Justice System.
Title:
Mental Health Issues & the New York State Courts
When/Where:
August 9, 2013
9:00 AM Eastern
Also Webcast
Speakers:

• Co-Chair(s)
• Dr. Thomas Farley, Commissioner, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
• Hon. Judy Harris Kluger, Chief of Policy and Planning, New York State Courts
• Dan Abreu, Senior Project Associate, Policy Research Associates
• Mary Beth Anderson, Managing Director, Urban Justice Center;, Project Director, UJC Mental Health Project
• Dr. Alexander Sasha Bardey, Director of Forensic Psychiatric, Nassau County Department of Mental Health, Chemical Dependency and, Developmental Disabilities, Clinical Faculty, New York University School of Medicine
• Hon. Matthew J. D'Emic, Kings County Supreme Court
• Carol Fisler, Director, Mental Health Court Programs, Center for Court Innovation
• Nancy Halleck, Deputy Counsel for Litigation, New York State Office of Mental Health
• Alison M. Hamanjian, Assistant Deputy Counsel, Office of Policy and Planning, New York State Courts
• Don Kamin, Chief, Clinical & Forensic Services, Monroe County Office of Mental Health
• Hon. Tanya R. Kennedy, New York County Supreme Court
• Ann-Marie Louison, Director, Adult Behavioral Health Programs, CASES
• Michael D. Neville, Deputy Director, Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Second Judicial Department
• Dr. Fred C. Osher, Director, Health Services and Systems Policy, Council of State Governments Justice Center
• Joseph Parisio, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Policy and Planning, New York State Courts
• John Volpe, Special Advisor on Criminal Justice and Mental Health, Bureau of Mental Health, NYC Department of Mental Health and Hygiene
• Program Attorney: Janet L. Siegel, Practising Law Institute

Credits:
5 or more Credits in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
By:
Practising Law Institute

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