#16 Supporting a Person-Centered Justice System (Part 2 of 2)

The Center Collaborative: Creative Solutions in Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice

Judge Suzanne Chanti & Judge Nan Waller, Circuit Courts Judges and Co-chairs of the Chief Justice’s Behavioral Health Advisory Committee (BHAC) discuss:

• Stigma, lack of resources, and the impact on procedural justice;
• The role of a compassionate community in changing the system;
• Building in flexibility to meet people where they are with the acknowledgement of the barriers they face;
• Engaging treatment courts (speciality courts) participants in their vision of a meaningful life and building hope to support behavior change; and
• The momentum for change within Oregon and OJD’s Behavioral Health Advisory Committee (BHAC) work.

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