Digital Extras 1:Community First Steps
ncIMPACT hosts a panel discussion on how a community can start an initiative to treat mental health issues in jail. Panelists include Robin Huffman, Dana Rice, and Bob Kurtz. Anita Brown-Graham hosts.
Digital Extras 2:Telemedicine in Jails
Many county jails lack mental health clinicians or substance abuse professionals that provide services to those who need help. The Franklin County Detention Center has begun a telemedicine mental health clinic that allows detainees to be assessed by a licensed psychiatrist right there in the jail.
Digital Extras 3:Stepping Up Initiative
ncIMPACT hosts a panel discussion on the multi-county Stepping Up Initiative. Panelists include Robin Huffman, Dana Rice, and Bob Kurtz. Anita Brown-Graham hosts.
Digital Extras 4:Five-County Stepping Up Initiative
There are tens of thousands of people with serious mental illnesses detained in jails across North Carolina. Granville Vance Public Health coordinates the Five-County Stepping Up Initiative. It’s the first multi-county effort in North Carolina to get individuals with mental health issues out of the criminal justice system and into treatment.
Additional Resources
The eighth episode of our new series on UNC-TV focuses on those with mental health issues who are incarcerated and whether they are receiving the care that they need. See below for additional resources on this topic.
- Dounoucos, Victoria. “Status Report: The North Carolina Stepping Up Initiative.” August 2017. https://www.ncacc.org/DocumentCenter/View/3758/Stepping-Up_Final-Report?bidId=
- Granville County, North Carolina. “Granville County awarded $25,000 grant.” http://www.granvillecounty.org/2018/08/20/granville-county-awarded-25000-grant/
- Haneberg, Rise, Dr. Tony Fabelo, Dr. Fred Osher, and Michael Thompson. “Reducing the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in Jail: Six Questions County Leaders Need to Ask.” January 2017. https://stepuptogether.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Reducing-the-Number-of-People-with-Mental-Illnesses-in-Jail_Six-Questions.pdf
- Knopf, Taylor. “Reducing Mental Illness in Jails with Evidence.” North Carolina Health News. May 2017. https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2017/05/07/reducing-mental-illness-jails-evidence/
- The Stepping Up Initiative. “A National Initiative to Reduce the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in Jails.” April 2015. http://www.ncacc.org/DocumentCenter/View/1300/SteppingUp_April-2015?bidId=
- The Stepping Up Initiative. “A National Initiative to Reduce the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in Jails.” 2017. https://www.naco.org/sites/default/files/documents/Stepping-Up-Overview-2017.pdf
- The Stepping Up Initiative. “In Focus: Implementing Mental Health Screening and Assessment.” https://stepuptogether.org/wp-content/uploads/In-Focus-MH-Screening-Assessment-7.31.18-FINAL.pdf
- The Stepping Up Initiative. “Reducing Mental Illness in Rural Jails.” https://www.naco.org/resources/reducing-mental-illness-rural-jails
- The Stepping Up Initiative. “Six Questions: Case Studies.” https://stepuptogether.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Six-Questions-Case-Studies.pdf
- Vance County, North Carolina. “Agenda: Vance County Board of Commissioners.” August 2016. http://www.vancecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MASTER-File80.pdf
- Wester, Meredith. “Stepping Up.” Granville Vance Public Health. https://gvph.org/services/community-services/stepping-up/
