Collaborate with the justice system to improve care for those with mental health and substance use issues.
2024 PBHA Justice Forum
PBHA serves as the coordinating body and supports local committees that originated from the 2022 SIM workshop (Potter-Randall Counties), to improve coordination and collaboration practices around behavioral health access to care for the justice involved population. PBHA convenes the SIM groups at the PBHA Justice Forum (open to all PBHA Stakeholders) to share progress and challenges around addressing the local priorities and best practices. Please see below for the most recent updates:
May 2024 Potter and Randall Counties SIM Priority Group Progress Update – Call Center
May 2024 Potter and Randall Counties SIM Priority Group Progress Update – Diversion
May 2024 Potter and Randall Counties SIM Priority Group Progress Update – Reentry
2023 Hutchinson County Sequential Intercept Mapping Workshop
January 2024 Hutchinson County Sequential Intercept Mapping Report
2023 Dallam, Hartley, and Moore Counties Sequential Intercept Mapping Workshop
June 2023 Dallam, Hartley, and Moore Counties Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Report
This report was prepared by the Texas Behavioral Health and Justice Technical Assistance Center (TA Center) on behalf of Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The workshop was convened by Texas Panhandle Centers (TPC).
2022 SAMHSA’s Sequential Intercept Mapping Workshop
February 2023 Potter and Randall Counties Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Report
February 2023 Potter and Randall Counties SIM Roadmap & Executive Summary
In November 2022, PBHA convened stakeholders from Potter and Randall Counties for the Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) Workshop. The workshop was facilitated by team members from the Texas Behavioral Health and Justice Technical Assistance Center (TA Center) on behalf of Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The SIM is a strategic planning tool and the workshop brings together community leaders, government agencies, and systems to identify strategies for diverting people with mental illness and substance use disorders away from the justice system into treatment.
2019 SAMHSA’s Sequential Intercept Mapping Workshop
September 2019 Potter and Randall Counties Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Report
In May 2019, Potter County, PBHA, and Texas Tech Mental Health Institute supported the Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) workshop. This was a 2-day workshop that was conducted by facilitators from Policy Research Associates, Inc. through a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The purpose of this workshop was to map our community resources and gaps to improve cross-system collaborations to reduce the involvement in the justice systems by people with mental and substance use disorders. Please see above for the report, SIM map, and recommendations to improve our local cross-system collaboration. Community organizations are encouraged to join PBHA and its stakeholders in developing community-based strategies.