Colorado and Our System Response to Criminal Justice

Janet Wood, M.B.A., M.Ed., Director, Behavioral Health Services, Department of Human Services, State of Colorado

Charles Smith, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Behavioral Health Services, Department of Human Services, State of Colorado

John R. DeQuardo, M.D., Superintendent, Mental Health Institute at Pueblo, Department of Human Services, State of Colorado

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SAMHSA’s CMHS Funded Harvard/NASMHPD Program for Executive Leadership in State Mental Health Administration:  “ Mental Health Care: Gains and Gaps”

Richard Frank, Ph.D., Professor of Health Economics, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Virginia Tech and Columbine: Crisis, Opportunity and Lessons Learned

James S. Reinhard, M.D., Commissioner, Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services, Commonwealth of Virginia

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Virginia Tech and Columbine: Lessons Learned from the Columbine Tragedy

Harriet Hall, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Jefferson Center for Mental Health, Arvada, Colorado

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Virginia Tech and Columbine: Crisis Communications - Lessons from the Field

Patrick Cook, Project Manager, Social and Health Sciences, Ltd., A Division of Macro International Inc., Rockville, MD

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Suicide Prevention Technical Report

Alan Radke, M.D., Medical Director, Department of Human
Services, State of Minnesota

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Suicide Prevention Technical Report - Consumer/Attempter Perspectives on Suicide - Suicide, Person-Centered, Care and Recovery

Eduardo Vega, M.A., Program Director, Office of Consumer
Rights and Advocacy, County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, Los Angeles, California

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Forensic Issues: Sexually Violent Predators

W. Lawrence Fitch, J.D., Director, Forensic Services, Mental Hygiene Administration, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland

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Building Partnerships for Behavioral Health Workforce Development in the WICHE West

Dennis Mohatt, Director, WICHE Mental Health Program,    Boulder, Colorado

JoAnne Hoesel, Director, Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, State of North Dakota

William Hogan, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health and Social Services, State of Alaska; Former Director of the Division of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities (DMHDD) for the State of Alaska           

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