The Indiana Department of Correction is honored to host the 2008 National Mental Health Conference titled, “Unlock the Mystery: Managing Mental Health from Corrections to Community.” The conference will be held June 23-25, 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Adam’s Mark Hotel at the Indianapolis Airport. Now is the time for you to make your plans to be a part of this extraordinary event! Visit www.idoc.in.gov.
During “Unlock the Mystery,” participants will be afforded the opportunity to acquire promising practices employed by correctional agencies across the country. This conference will address solutions for managing the explosive growth of the mentally ill, substance abusing, and sex offender populations within the adult male, adult female and juvenile populations in jails and prisons.
CEU’s will be awarded to professionals in attendance. More details will follow soon.
Participants will obtain an increased knowledge of the continuity of care from confinement to community-based supervision with the intention of preventing rapid decompensation.
Workshops topics will include the following:
• Tele Mental Health
• Forensic Diversion: Sex Offenders
• Forensic Diversion: Mentally Ill Offenders
• Public/Private Partnerships
• Therapeutic Communities for Substance Abusers
• Civil Commitment for Sex Offenders
• Penile Plethysmograph Technology
• Residential Treatment Unit/Chronic Care Unit
• Indiana Sex Offender Monitoring & Management – Phase II
• Indiana Sex Offender Monitoring & Management – Phase III
• Juvenile Intake/Diagnostic/Classification Process
• Sex Offender Treatment Education Units
• Managing Seriously Mentally Ill Offenders in Segregated Housing
• Gambling Research/Gamblers Anonymous
• Methamphetamine Units
Additional breakouts and workshops will be announced as the conference approaches.
“Unlock the Mystery,” is also looking for distinguished presenters to further enrich this progressive event.
If you are interested in being a distinguished presenters at the 2008“Unlock the Mystery” National Conference, please see the attached Call for Papers Abstract Submission Proposal. Please complete, and submit to: afurr@idoc.in.gov, by February 15, 2008.
To be a part of this special event, please register by completing the attached registration form
and submit payment to:
Indiana Department of Correction
Attn: NMHC Committee
P.O. Box 878
Westville, Indiana 46391
Registration Fee: $225.00
Date: June 23-25, 2008
Location: Adam’s Mark Hotel
2544 Executive Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46241
Phone: (317) 248-2481
Email: www.adamsmark.com/indy-airport <http://www.adamsmark.com/indy-airport>
For further National Mental Health Conference information, please visit www.idoc.in.gov and/or email unlockthemystery@idoc.in.gov.
Hope to see you there!