Mental Health Law: Bridging Behavioral Health, Justice & Community Response

Hosted by Mental Health America of the Mid-South

Join Mental Health America of the Mid-South for a half-day conference exploring the intersection of behavioral health, justice, corrections, and community-based services. Participants will examine the impact of trauma, behavioral health needs, incarceration, and systemic barriers on justice-involved youth and adults. The conference will also explore trauma-informed, collaborative, and community-based strategies to strengthen crisis response, continuity of care, and peer support across behavioral health, healthcare, justice, and community systems.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Examine the impact of trauma, behavioral health needs, incarceration, and systemic barriers on the health and well-being of justice-involved youth and adults.
• Identify trauma-informed, collaborative, and community-based strategies to strengthen crisis response, continuity of care, and peer support.
• Apply ethical, advocacy, and interdisciplinary practices to improve behavioral health outcomes and support individuals and families navigating justice, corrections, healthcare, and community systems.

This event has been approved for 4.0 CEUs by NASW-TN.

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