Coalition offers Behavioral Health Primer for the Justice Professional

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Written By Trista Meister

On December 8, 2023, the Collier Coalition for Healthy Minds took a major step toward advancing Collier County’s Mental Health and Addiction Services Five-Year Strategic Plan (2020-2024).

Two of the Plan’s six Priorities were implicated when the Coalition presented its inaugural Behavioral Health Primer for the Justice Professional.

Specifically, the training advanced both Priority 4: Increase the Capacity and Effectiveness of Justice System Response for Persons Experiencing Serious Mental Illness and/or Substance Use Disorders, and Priority 6: Improve Community Prevention, Advocacy, and Education Related to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders….

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Trista Meister
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