Online registration for the 2008 CMHS National GAINS Center Conference will be available through GAINS Center’s website as of November 30, 2007.  The conference will be held from March 18-20, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.  Remember to register early.  For more information and to register online after November 30, 2007, click here

Publications

The GAINS Center’s most popular publications for November, 2007:

1. A Best Practice Approach to Community Re-Entry from Jails for Inmates with Co-Occurring Disorders: The APIC Model
2.  Overview of the Mental Health Service System for Criminal Justice Professionals
3.  Developing a Comprehensive Plan for Mental Health-Criminal Justice Collaboration
4.  Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System
5.  A Guide to Implementing Police-Based Diversion Programs for People with Mental Illness

Fact Sheet

Quick Fixes Fact Sheet

In November, 2007, the CMHS National GAINS Center released the fact sheet Quick Fixes for Effectively Dealing with Persons Found Incompetent to Stand Trial.  The fact sheet reviews the current crisis and offers a number of quick fixes that jurisdictions can implement.  HTML | PDF 

WHAT'S UPCOMING

1/11-16 American Correctional Association – 2008 Winter Conference more...

2/10-13  American Probation and Parole Association – 2008 Winter Training Institute more...

3/5-8 – American Psychology-Law Society – 2008 Annual Conference more...

3/13-17  Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences – 2008 Annual Meeting more...

3/25-27  Office for Victims of Crime – Mental Health Response to Mass Violence and Terrorism more...

5/3-8  American Psychiatric Association – 2008 APA Annual Meeting more...