Learn & Engage

Current Learning & Engagement Opportunities

The TA Center creates opportunities for behavioral health and justice system leaders to learn from and engage with each other on behavioral health and justice topics.

The header image depicts a Texas Health and Human Services conference taking place in a large room. Participants are seated throughout the room, engaged in the event. Two projector screens are positioned on each side of the room, prominently displaying a slide that reads, "Eliminate the Wait Central Texas Regional Forum.” In the center of the room, an individual stands at a podium, delivering a presentation to the audience. To their right, the Texas flag is visible, representing the local context and setting. On their left, the American flag is displayed. This photo captures the dynamic and informative atmosphere of the conference, where valuable insights and discussions related to eliminating wait times for beds in State hospitals are shared and discussed.

Eliminate the Wait

Eliminate the Wait is a state-wide campaign to help reduce the wait for inpatient competency restoration services and improve outcomes for people found incompetent to stand trial.

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Jail In-Reach Learning Collaborative (JIRLC)

The JIRLC is a peer-to-peer learning opportunity for county teams to identify strategies to actively monitor people who have been found incompetent to stand trial and to reduce the wait for inpatient competency restoration services.

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Pre-Arrest Diversion Learning Collaborative

The Pre-Arrest Diversion Learning Collaborative was from September 2023 to June 2024. Teams of behavioral health and law enforcement professionals developed strategies to prevent people with mental illness, substance use disorders, and disabilities from being arrested or incarcerated.

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SIM CoP

Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) Community of Practice

The Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) Community of Practice took place from March 2023 through January 2024. Teams made up of behavioral health and justice professionals gathered to advance action planning priorities previously identified during SIM mapping workshops.

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Suicide Care in Texas Juvenile Justice Settings Learning Collaborative

The Suicide Care in Texas Juvenile Justice Settings Learning Collaborative took place from November 2023 through July 2024. Texas county teams worked together to implement strategies to reduce suicide risk among justice-involved youth.

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Texas Behavioral Health and Justice Webinar Series

The Texas Behavioral Health and Justice Webinar Series is a bi-monthly topical learning series for behavioral health and justice system stakeholders.

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Behavioral Health and Justice Strategic Planning Resources

The TA center has developed resources, templates, and tools to support behavioral health and justice system planning in communities around Texas.

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Texas Competency Restoration Guide

The Competency Restoration Guide provides an overview of the competency restoration process, a set of principles to support a more efficient and effective system, and supplemental guidance to determine the most appropriate CR placement.

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Reentry Learning Collaborative

The Reentry Learning Collaborative will support local teams in developing comprehensive reentry programs that provide continuity of care and recovery support for people with mental illness or co-occurring substance use disorders who are returning to the community following incarceration.

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