State Stepping Up adviser outlines jail-mental-health data framework to Riley County
A Council of State Governments project manager urged Riley County to reenergize its Stepping Up effort, collect four core jail-mental-health measures and consider validated booking screening to guide services and divert people with behavioral-health needs from jail where appropriate.
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RILEY COUNTY — Audra Goldsmith, project manager with the Council of State Governments Justice Center, told Riley County commissioners on March 2 that the Stepping Up initiative offers a data-driven framework counties can use to reduce incarceration and recidivism among people who have behavioral-health needs.
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