F18 - Beyond the Intercept: Building Safer, Healthier Communities Through Justice-Behavioral Health Partnerships

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

Location: Bluebird 2E

Unrestricted Education Sponsor

This panel brings leaders from Michigan and Arizona to explore advanced cross-system partnerships using the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) as a shared roadmap. Through real-world examples, including threat assessment strategies, co-responder models, Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT), and crisis systems, panelists will compare approaches, highlight emerging trends, and share lessons learned. This session also examines how Oakland County, Michigan leveraged strong justice–behavioral health relationships during two targeted mass violence events, and how Arizona’s regional crisis system continues to drive innovation in diversion and recovery-oriented alternatives.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the Sequential Intercept Model and its application in strengthening justice-behavioral health collaboration at multiple points of system contact.
Compare practical approaches—including threat assessment, co-responder models, CIT, and crisis systems—for improving crisis response, diversion, and community safety.
Identify strategies for building sustainable, cross-system partnerships that promote recovery, reduce recidivism, and enhance long-term community well-being.
Recognize emerging trends and innovative solutions that enhance crisis intervention and reduce interactions with the criminal justice system.

Disclosure(s):

Trisha Zizumbo, MSA, CHES: No financial relationships to disclose

Tenasha Hildebrand, MPA: No financial relationships to disclose

Breakout Presenter(s)

Trisha Zizumbo, MSA, CHES

Chief Operating Officer
Oakland Community Health Network
Troy, Michigan

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides Handouts
Tenasha Hildebrand, MPA

Crisis and Veteran Services Administrator
Mercy Care
Phoenix, Arizona

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Paula Krasselt, DBH

Justice Services Administrator
Mercy Care
Phoenix, Arizona

Disclosure information not submitted.