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After a multi-year investigation, the National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts’ Response to Mental Illness will release its findings and recommendations to assist state courts with responding to the needs of court-involved individuals with serious mental illness.
Speakers will highlight the potential impacts of the recommendations and the effective partnerships created between the nation’s state courts and the key federal agencies involved with the needs of individuals living with serious mental illness.
The recommendations were recently endorsed by the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators. Chief Justice Paul L. Reiber (Vermont) and Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks (New York), co-chairs of the Task Force, will present highlights from the report at a virtual news briefing.
Commentary and reactions will be offered by:
- Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D., Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, New York Courts, Co-Chair, National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts' Response to Mental Illness
- Chief Justice Paul L. Reiber, Vermont Supreme Court, Co-Chair, National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts' Response to Mental Illness
- Dr. Sarah Y. Vinson, Interim Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.
- Circuit Judge Nan G. Waller, Multnomah County, Oregon