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The Council of State
Governments Justice Center is pleased
to announce its fourth Bureau
of Justice Assistance-sponsored
webinar in the Justice
and Mental Health
Collaboration Program (JMHCP) Webinar Series:
Improving the Mental Health
Court Response to Crime Victims
This webinar will explore why the rights due to victims in traditional criminal court proceedings are not always
made available to individuals who are victimized by people accepted into mental health courts. Panelists will
suggest practical solutions for improving victims' rights policies and highlight recommendations from the Justice
Center publication, Guide
to the Role of Crime Victims in Mental Health Courts, developed
with support from the Office for
Victims of Crime. Panelists will outline strategies for involving victims at various points in the mental health court
process without compromising adherence to medical privacy mandates and principles. Discussion will also focus on
working with family members who have been victimized by mental health court participants, and at the close of the
webinar there will be an opportunity for Q&A with panelists.
Carol
Dorris, Senior Staff Attorney, Public Policy
National Center for Victims of Crime
Tim
Murray, Executive Director
Pretrial Justice Institute
Hope
Glassberg, Policy AnalystCouncil of
State Governments Justice Center
May 19, 2009
2:00-3:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time
To register for this webinar, use the following link: https://csg.webex.com/csg/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=963217812.
*Note: The Justice Center was scheduled to hold this webinar on April 30, 2009. It was rescheduled due
to technical difficulties that have since been resolved. Staff apologizes for any inconveniences this may have
caused for registrants, who have been given the opportunity to re-register as well.
For inquiries about this
webinar, please contact:
Hope Glassberg
The Council of State
Governments Justice Center is a national nonprofit organization that
serves policymakers at the local, state, and federal levels from all
branches of government. It provides practical, nonpartisan advice and
consensus-driven strategies -informed by available evidence- to increase
public safety and strengthen communities.
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