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DA60F7BAF410A05887258787007F0496 Hearing Summary




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BILL SUMMARY For CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECOMMENDATIONS: REVIEW AND DISCUSSION

INTERIM COMMITTEE  BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATIONAL TASK FORCE
Date Nov 8, 2021      
Location Old Supreme Court



Criminal Justice Recommendations: Review and Discussion - Committee Discussion Only


04:13:25 PM  

Vincent Atchity, Ph.D., Subpanel Chair, President and CEO, Mental Health Colorado. provided an overview of the working group recommendations about criminal justice. These recommendations may be found at: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/committees/2017/final_bhttf_subpanel_criminal_justice_pillar_preliminary_draft_recommendations.pdf.



 

04:15:26 PM  

Lorez Meinhold, subpanel member and Executive Director,Caring for Denver and Kaleidoscope Collaborative Center, testified in support of the criminal justice recommendation #1: crisis response and diversion (pre-arrest), including co-responder, community, and mobile crisis response.

04:24:38 PM  

Committee members asked questions about the recommendation and co-responder programs. 

04:28:17 PM  

Jamie Fitzsimons, Sheriff, Summit County, testified in support of criminal justice recommendation #2: crisis intervention training.

He answered questions raised by the committee. 

04:34:07 PM  

Meghan Baker, JD, MSW, subpanel member and Facilities Team Leader, Disability Law Colorado, and Lauren Snyder, Mental Health Colorado, presented recommendation #3: competency backlog and post-arrest diversion.   Committee members commented on the recommendation. 

05:06:11 PM  

Lisa Raville, Executive Director, Harm Reduction Center, presented recommendation #4: harm reduction; and recommendation #5: naloxone bulk purchase.  

 

 

05:19:01 PM  

Allyson Gottsman, Program Manager, School of Medicine/Practice Innovation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, presented recommendation # 6: medication assisted treatment in jails, community corrections, and Department of Corrections (DOC).

05:26:15 PM  

Terri Hurst, Policy Coordinator, Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, presented recommendation #7: Medicaid: jails, community corrections, and DOC; and #8: Audit/Sunset of behavioral health line items.






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