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Police officers have few options outside of making an arrest to diffuse conflicts with people who are experiencing behavioral health issues. One component of that takes a hard look at the criminal justice system, specifically leveraging data for better outcomes. We know having real-time access to integrated data will have a benefit to the agencies involved, but more importantly to the people impacted by our current fragmented approach.” A PERSON-FIRST, COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSISįulton County’s strategic plan began several years ago on the basic tenet that no assumption of threat will be associated with any member of the community. “The current intervention and service delivery models need to be better connected and more responsive to our group of familiar faces. “We want dispatchers, first responders, and other critical stakeholders to have access to integrated data to increase connections to community providers who can support people in need and reduce incarceration as the “go-to” response,” said Kristin Schillig, who manages the Justice and Mental Health Task Force at the Superior Court of Fulton County. Manager of the Justice and Mental Health Task Force at the Superior Court of Fulton County U.S.We want dispatchers, first responders, and other critical stakeholders to have access to integrated data to increase connections to community providers who can support people in need and reduce incarceration as the “go-to” response. Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health Texas Behavioral Health and Justice Technical Assistance Resource Center Senate Bill 1507, 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015 Resources
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Texas faces a growing number of people waiting in county jails for inpatient competency restoration services after being declared incompetent to stand trial (IST). The competency to stand trial process is designed to protect the rights of people who do not understand the charges against them and are unable to assist in their own defense. The SIM mapping process brings together community leaders, agencies, and systems to identify strategies for diverting people with MI, SUD, and IDD away from the justice system into treatment, and improves forensic services and the competence process. The SIM details how people with MI, SUD, and IDD encounter and move through the criminal justice system. HHSC offers strategic planning support to communities across the state through Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) Workshops. Visit for more information on Office of Forensic Coordination initiatives and to request technical assistance.

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The Office of Forensic Coordination liaisons with Joint Committee on Access & Forensic Services leadership and provides subject matter expertise to the full committee, as well as to the Access and Data Subcommittees. Joint Committee on Access and Forensic Services Through statewide and cross-agency initiatives, OFC improves coordination and collaboration among state and local leaders. The Office of Forensic Coordination (OFC) works to improve forensic service coordination and prevent and reduce justice-involvement for people with mental illness (MI), substance use disorders (SUD), and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
