From Punishment to Public Health (P2PH) 2015 Conference Policy-‐to-‐Practice: Transformative Governance Strategies to Enhance Public Mental Health January 28, 2015 Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 8:45 am Registration and Breakfast 9:30 am Welcome, introductions and context Gary Belkin, Executive Deputy Commissioner for Mental Hygiene, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and P2PH Co-‐Chair 9:45 am Keynote Presentation Corinne Graffunder, Associate Director for Policy (Acting), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Graffunder works to further opportunities to strengthen collaboration between public health, health care, and other sectors, with a focus on those opportunities expanded by the Affordable Care Act; conducts analysis to identify high-‐value public health policies and interventions to improve population health; and increases the understanding of the highest quality public health scientific and programmatic analysis to inform policy decisions, health care, and the business community. 10:45 am Charting a Course for Enhancing Public Mental Health Chirlane McCray, First Lady of New York City (scheduled) 11:00 am Panel 1 – Opportunities in prevention and early intervention 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Fredrik Lindencrona, Research and Development Manager, PSYNK Program. The PSYNK program develops integrated systems of mental health services for children and adolescents across 50 municipalities in Sweden, with plans for country-‐wide expansion. Louise Morpeth, Co-‐Director, Social Research Unit at Dartington, UK. Louise led the groundbreaking work with Birmingham City Council to develop, implement and evaluate a £42 million invest-‐to-‐save strategy. She is currently working with a handful of local authorities testing the use of evidence-‐based programs as alternatives to existing care modalities. Aimee Sisson, Public Health Medical Officer, Office of Health Equity, California Department of Public Health; co-‐founder, California’s Health in All Policies Task Force. Dr. Sisson now heads a statewide initiative to improve access, quality and outcomes for minority communities. Michael Nolan, Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy, NYC Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives. As chief advisor to Deputy Mayor Richard Buery, Mr. Nolan now leads his efforts in expanding the work of the NYC Children’s Cabinet. Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Clinical Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University. Dr. Fullilove is interested in the connections between the environment and mental health, particularly the effects of such environmental processes as violence, rebuilding, segregation, urban renewal, and mismanaged toxins. Moderator: George Askew, Deputy Commissioner for Family and Child Health, DOHMH. The mission of the Division of Family and Child Health is to promote health, prevent disease and advance health equity among families and children. Prior to this he was appointed as the first Chief Medical Officer for the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 1 12:45 pm Lunch Break 1:30 pm Panel 2 -‐ Building Capacity for Effective Treatment in the Community 1. 2. 3. 4. Heather Bullock, Center for Addictions and Mental Health (Ontario). Director of the Evidence Exchange Network, a knowledge exchange network that aims to make Ontario's mental health and addictions system more evidence-‐informed. Homer Venters, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Correctional Health Services, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Presenting the Clinical Alternatives to Punitive Segregation (CAPS) unit on Rikers Island that has decreased violence among incarcerated populations with mental illness. Cynthia Wilson, Assistant Director, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Homeless Outreach Services. Presenting the multi-‐agency collaboration and early successes of the Subway Homeless Pre-‐Arrest Diversion Project. Jack Saul, Author, Collective Trauma, Collective Healing. Assistant Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Director of the International Trauma Studies Program. Moderator: Larry Ware, Program Director, Hands Across Long Island (HALI). HALI is the largest and most successful peer-‐run, multi-‐service agency, mental health organization in NY State, helping over 3,500 consumers each year and operates the first peer-‐run mental health clinic in the United States. 3:00 pm Breakout Groups & Reports Facilitated discussions on the most pressing issues facing policymakers and practitioners as they work to address the myriad public mental health challenges in New York City today. Guests will be assigned to groups based on their selections during conference registration. Groups will identify three metrics of success that can focus efforts in governance and service delivery. 4:45 pm Commentary: Realizing Opportunities in NYC Liz Glazer, Director of the New York City Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice Reflections on how the breakout group reports interact with the recommendations of the Mayor’s Task Force on Behavioral Health and the Criminal Justice System Action Plan, as well as other upcoming initiatives aimed at better serving the city’s most vulnerable populations. 5:00 pm Closing remarks Alice Cini, Research Project Manager, Academy on Public Health and Criminal Justice at John Jay College, From Punishment to Public Health 2
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