Summits

Thank you to all who joined Texans Care for Children & the Texas Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Action Network for the:

Texas Summit on Mental Health and Juvenile Justice

Thursday, January 28, 2010

In the Capitol Building Auditorium

This event included presentations, panel discussions, and more with Texas parents of system-involved youth and national experts.

Featured speakers included:

Jeri Grothues, Mother of a Child with PTSD in the Juvenile Justice System and Advocate for Children
See Ms. Grothues' Presentation:
Please See This Face

Kathleen Skowyra of The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice

See Ms. Skowyra's Presentation:
Mental Health Diversion: Strategic Innovations from the Models for Change
Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network

Dr. Erin Espinosa of the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
See Dr. Espinosa's Presentation:

Probation Intake Diversion: Texas' Front-End Diversion Initiative

David E. Arredondo, M.D., child and family pschiatrist and founding director of The Children's Program

Dr. Arredondo's Presentation... Coming soon!

Joyce Burrell, Deputy Commissioner of The New York State Office of Children and Family Services

See Ms. Burrell's Presentation:

Transition to the Community: Policy Issues Related to Planning and Implementation of a Re-Entry Strategy

Artwork by a Texas Youth involved with the Juvenile Justice System

Review artwork and poetry by Texas youth in the juvenile justice system
See the event press release
See media coverage of the event from KUT and the Texas Tribune

Special thanks to Methodist Healthcare Ministries for making this event possible and to Texas Sen. Glenn Hagar for providing legislative sponsorship.