Addressing behavioral health and COVID-19 in jail settings and beyond

Thursday, March 25, 2021
1:00 - 2:00 pm

The March COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in Jail Settings Community of Practice (CoP) webinar is the fourth of a monthly series that aims to contribute to the mitigation of COVID-19 in jail and other incarceration settings. Titled Addressing behavioral health and COVID-19 in jail settings and beyond, this CoP will share information on the diversion of justice-involved people where needed, social isolation, and risk factors of those with behavioral health needs during this pandemic.  The March event will also provide an opportunity to learn more about current COVID-19 mitigation strategies, including but not limited to strategies to consider when dealing with populations in need of behavioral health services.

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Agenda:

• Sequential Intercept Model: A brief overview
  Presented by Nanci Hambrick

  During this portion of the agenda, Nanci Hambrick discusses the Sequential Intercept Model as a tool for diverting individuals with mental health needs from jail, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

  Nanci Hambrick, MSW

  Project Coordinator, Center for Behavioral Health and Justice

  Hambrick joined the jail diversion evaluation team at Michigan State University in February 2017 while completing her MSW at Wayne State University. Hambrick brings a unique perspective to the team having worked for over twenty years in the field of finance prior to earning her MSW. Combining her business background with a macro social work degree, Hambrick brings experience in strategic planning, systems analysis, qualitative interviewing, financial analysis, team-building, and report writing. Always interested in problem-solving, Hambrick loves the unique challenges of working with communities and building collaborative relationships to work towards common social justice goals.

  Hambrick leads Jail Diversion evaluation and Stepping Up technical assistance efforts within several counties across Michigan including Genesee, Marquette, Oakland, and Wayne Counties. Responsibilities include regular communication, data collection, and ongoing collaboration and coordination with behavioral health and criminal justice partners.

• Risk factors for people who are incarcerated with behavioral health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic
  Presented by Dr. Carmen McIntyre Leon

  Dr. Carmen McIntyre Leon discusses the risk factors of people who are incarcerated and have behavioral health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Dr. Carmen McIntyre Leon, M.D.

  Chief Medical Officer, Michigan Department of Corrections

  Carmen McIntyre, MD received an undergraduate degree in biopsychology from University of Michigan before attending Wayne State University for medical school. She completed a psychiatry residency and NIMH research fellowship at the former Medical College of Pennsylvania, now Drexel University College of Medicine.
  Dr. McIntyre worked as a medical director for partial programs, inpatient units, research units, and Substance Use Disorder/Methadone programs before returning to Michigan, where she joined the St. Joseph Mercy-Oakland outpatient community mental health clinic before co-founding Community Network Services, which became the largest adult CMH provider in Oakland County.
  After 15 years, Dr. McIntyre went to New Zealand to learn about the Maori culture, and about the delivery of a different, integrated healthcare system. She returned to Detroit in 2013 to work with the newly created Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority as the Chief Medical Officer, a role which included teaching at WSU, and an appointment to the Governor's Mental Health Diversion Council. She is currently with Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences in the role of Associate Chair of Community Affairs, and Director of the Community Psychiatry Fellowship, as well as the Chief Medical Officer for the Michigan Department of Corrections.
   

• Incarceration, Isolation, and COVID-19: Compounding risks and possible mitigation strategies
  Presented by Melissa Zielinski

  Powerpoint slides

  Additional resources: 
  Coping with isolation during COVID-19     Lockdowns during COVID-19

  Melissa Zielinski provides an overview of social isolation in the jail, it's impact throughout the pandemic, and mitigation strategies.

  Melissa Zielinski, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor & Clinical Psychologist, Psychiatric Research Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  Melissa J. Zielinski, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. As a psychological scientist, Dr. Zielinski's research centers on the intersections between trauma, mental health, substance use, and involvement with the criminal legal system. She directs the Health and the Legal System Lab (HEALS Lab), a diverse group of scholars and clinical trainees that are dedicated to making trauma recovery services available in legal settings like prisons, jails, drug courts, and crime victim service settings.  Her work has been supported by a variety of funders including the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Arnold Ventures, and the Department of Justice.  Dr. Zielinski has also been a volunteer within the Arkansas prison system since 2013, directly offering and supervising group interventions for trauma survivors and trauma sequelae, as well as for pregnant and postpartum women who are incarcerated, through this role.

• Question & Answer Panel

  Panelists include:
  Dr. Carmen McIntyre Leon, M.D. Chief Medical Officer, Michigan Department of Corrections	Melissa Zielinski, Ph.D. Assistant Professor & Clinical Psychologist, Psychiatric Research Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Nanci Hambrick, MSW Project Coordinator, Center for Behavioral Health and Justice