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Employing Mental Health Clinicians to Improve Police Outcomes

February 2024
Law enforcement agencies are teaming up with mental health clinicians to improve behavioral health responses and allow police officers to focus on crime reduction. In this episode of Justice Today, our host discusses how Denver police work side-by-side with mental health clinicians to treat residents experiencing mental health emergencies and connect them with treatment.

The Power of Prosecutors

September 2023
Every day, Joe Platania and his office make complex judgment calls that help decide whether people will spend years or even decades behind bars. During this episode, Platania explains how this process of “prosecutorial discretion” works.

Treatment Courts and Law Enforcement Working Together to Heal with Vanessa Matthews

September 2023
During this interview from RISE23, hear from Vanessa Matthews, Director of the Treatment Court Institute at All Rise. In the interview, Ms. Matthews discusses how her background as a law enforcement officer helped lead to her involvement in getting a treatment court set up in Oklahoma.

Person-Centered Care and Recovery through Treatment Courts with Steve Hanson

September 2023
During this interview from RISE23, hear from Steve Hanson, Senior Treatment Consultant at All Rise. In the interview, Mr. Hanson speaks about the role treatment courts have in recovery from substance use. He also speaks to the evolution of treatment and what treatment courts are doing to address service and support needs of individuals.

Treatment Court Standards and Best Practices with Terrence Walton

September 2023
During this interview from RISE23, hear from Terrence Walton, Chief Operating Officer of All Rise. In the interview, Mr. Walton discusses the Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards and how treatment court teams can successfully implement what is contained in the Standards. Mr. Walton also highlights the impact that treatment courts can have on an individual’s road to recovery.

Adult Treatment Court and Mentor Court with Judge Knisely

September 2023
During this interview from RISE23, hear from Judge Mary Jane Knisely with the 13th Judicial District Court in Billings, Montana. In the interview, Judge Knisely discusses the treatment courts she presides over and highlights how her courts have served as mentor courts, which provides a means for others to come and train with their teams and observe a docket.