Behavioral Health Subcommittee

The Behavioral Health Subcommittee was created by the Community Justice Council in May of 2019. The subcommittee focuses on the intersection of behavioral health conditions and the criminal justice system in Dane County. By using evidence-based, innovative, and collaborative policy and program solutions, the subcommittee works to:

1. divert and deflect individuals with behavioral health challenges from the criminal justice system;
2. improve individual- and system-level services for those in the target population at each point of the criminal justice system; and
3. support individuals returning to the community to reduce recidivism and establish greater opportunities for improving public safety and public health outcomes for people with mental and behavioral health disorders.

The subcommittee uses the Sequential Intercept Model to focus on a different part of the criminal justice system and process each quarter. Quarter one focuses on community and law enforcement interventions (intercepts 0 and 1). Quarter two focuses on initial detention and initial court hearings (intercept 2). Quarter three focuses on the jail and court process (intercept 3). Quarter four focuses on re-entry and community corrections (intercepts 4 and 5). Throughout the process, the Behavioral Health subcommittee invites those with subject matter expertise and/or lived experience to contribute to the discussion.

1. The Sheriff, or designee
2. The City of Madison Chief of Police, or designee
3. Chiefs of Police Association designee
4. The Director of the Department of Human Services, or designee
5. The Director of Public Safety Communications (911), or designee
6. The Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Dane County, or designee
7. The District Attorney, or designee
8. The Public Defender, or designee
9. The Presiding Judge of Dane County Circuit Court, or designee
10. Department of Corrections designee
11. The Director of Corporation Counsel, or designee 

Luis Bixler, Public Safety Communications (911)

Todd Campbell, Dane County Department of Human Services

Aaron Chapin, Shorewood Hills Chief of Police

Susan Crawford, Dane County Circuit Court Judge

Catherine Dorl, Public Defender

Tory Enger, Wisconsin Department of Corrections

Julia Hyatt, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Dane County

Signe Mbainai (Chair), Corporation Counsel

Ismael Ozanne, Dane County District Attorney

Jared Prado, Madison Police Department

Jonathan Triggs, Dane County Sheriff's Office

Sequential Intercept Mapping  (SIM) Report, created by Policy Research, Inc.  

       This video and this presentation contain further information about the SIM report.

Investigating Solutions to Racial Disparities and Mental Health Challenges in the Dane County Jail and throughout Dane County’s Criminal Justice System

Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice: The Sequential Intercept Model

Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets (CAHOOTS) Presentation

2020 Q3&4

2021 Q1