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Session 1
Texas Mental Health Law & Policy Challenges and Outlook
Dr. Andy Keller
President, CEO, and Linda Perryman Evans Presidential Chair Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
Session 2
Law Enforcement and Mental Health Diversion Initiatives, Challenges, and Opportunities
Chief Stan Standridge
Chief of Police for the San Marcos Police Department Immediate Past President of the Texas Police Chiefs Association
Session 3
“Civil” Commitments Under Chapter 46B, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Beth Mitchell
Senior Managing Attorney Disability Rights Texas
Session 4
Ethical Challenges in Judicial Proceedings Involving Defendants with Mental Illness
Professor Brian Shannon
Horn Distinguished Professor Texas Tech University School of Law
Session 5
Judge Steve Leifman
Associate Administrative Judge Miami-Dade County Court – Criminal Division 11th Judicial District of Florida Member: Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) – Committee on Psychiatry and the Community
Dr. Kenneth Minkoff
ZiaPartners, Inc. & Co-Chair: Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) – Committee on Psychiatry and the Community
Session 6
An Analysis Of The Modernization And Criminal Justice Pathways Model Proposals
Christopher Slobogin
Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law Director, Criminal Justice Program Vanderbilt Law School
Session 7
Expedited Diversion Of Criminal Defendants To Court-Ordered Treatment
Professor Richard J. Bonnie
Harrison Foundation Professor of Medicine & Law Director, institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy University of Virginia School of Law
Session 8
Modernization Initiatives And Alternative Criminal Justice Pathways In Michigan
The Honorable Milton L. Mack, Jr.
State Court Administrator, Emeritus State of Michigan
Dr. Debra A. Pinals
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Director, Program in Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan & Clinical Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan School of Law
Session 9
Criminal Defense Challenges In Representing People With Mental Disabilities
Elizabeth Kelley
Attorney-at-Law Spokane, WA and New York, NY Editor, Representing People with Mental Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers (American Bar Association 2018)