[VIRTUAL] Deploying the Appropriate Crisis Response: Lessons Learned from Houston and Harris County

Experts from the City of Houston Police Department, the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, and the Harris County Sheriff’s Department will discuss their community’s historic and current systems for responding to calls for help involving people with mental health issues.  The speakers will identify strengths and challenges of their crisis response systems, plans for future changes, and how what Houston and Harris County have done can be models for other communities.

Panelists

• Sergeant Jose Gomez // Harris County Sheriff’s Department
• Alex Furtado // HART Project Manager // Harris County Sheriff’s Department
• Sergeant Rebecca Skillern // Houston Police Department
• Jami Mack // Director, Crisis Response and Crisis Call Diversion // Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
• Chiara Jaranilla // Crisis Call Diversion Program Manager // Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
• Monica Porter Gilbert (moderator) //  Policy & Legal Advocacy Attorney // Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law