One County’s 20-Year Effort to Decriminalize Mental Illness

<p>Many cities across the United States are rethinking the role of police in responding to mental health emergencies. Miami-Dade County has spent the last two decades revamping their policing — along with many other aspects of how their criminal justice system treats people in crisis. What lessons have they learned?</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p><a href="https://www.naco.org/people/judge-steven-leifman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Leifman</a>, JD, Associate Administrative Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida; Founder,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Criminal-Mental-Health-Project" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Miami-Dade County Criminal Mental Health Project</a></p><p><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2020/NatCon20/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presenterInfo&amp;PresenterID=831057" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carol Caraballo</a>, MSW, MPA, LCSW, Vice President of Behavioral Health Services,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thrivingmind.org/about-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thriving Mind South Florida</a></p><p><br></p><p>Dig deeper into the issues explored in today's episode: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2021/07/01/one-countys-20-year-effort-to-decriminalize-mental-illness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/2021/07/01/one-countys-20-year-effort-to-decriminalize-mental-illness</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/723a3a91-aa98-4a64-91a9-ec3049cc20d7/bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter</a></p><p><br></p><p>Support this type of journalism today, with a gift: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/donate</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_