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Speaker 1
The Evolving State of Mental Health Care in Texas and Its Impact on Judges: Lessons from MMHPI’s Community Assessments
John Petrila
Senior Executive Vice President of Policy Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
Speaker 2
It Takes a Community to Decriminalize Mental Illness
The Honorable Milton L. Mack, Jr.
State Court Administrator, Emeritus State of Michigan
Speaker 3
Managing Mental Health Populations
The Honorable Brent Carr
Judge, Tarrant County Criminal Court 9
The Honorable Nelda Cacciotti
Judicial Staff Counsel / Mental Health Magistrate Tarrant County, Texas
Speaker 4
Community Treatment Options and Developing Partnerships Between the Courts and Local Mental Health Authorities
Beth Lawson
Chief Executive Officer, StarCare Specialty Health System—Lubbock, Texas
Lee Johnson
Deputy Director, Texas Council of Community Centers—Austin, Texas
Speaker 5
Untenable Space: How the Law Hinders Liberty for Individuals and Families of Color Living with Severe Mental Illness
Sabah Muhammad
Legislative & Policy Counsel, Treatment Advocacy Center—Arlington, Virginia
Speaker 6
Recent Significant Texas Mental Health Legislation & Proposals for 2021
Texas Mental Health Legislative Reform: Significant Achievements with More to Come, 53 Tex. Tech L. Rev. Online Ed. 1 (2020)
Brian Shannon
Horn Distinguished Professor—Texas Tech University School of Law