Dane County  
Minutes - Final  
Criminal Justice Council - Behavioral Health Subcommittee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Friday, November 19, 2021  
12:00 PM  
Virtual Zoom Meeting: See top of agenda for  
instructions on how to join the webinar or call in by  
phone.  
A. Call To Order  
The meeting was called to order at 12:01 pm by Chair Tessmann  
Judge Crawford joined the meeting at 12:13 pm  
Dorl was excused from the meeting at 1:00 pm  
Staff Present: Lindsay Menard, Colleen Clark-Bernhardt, Sarah Jensen, and Todd  
Campbell  
7 -  
Present  
AARON CHAPIN, SUSAN CRAWFORD, CATHERINE DORL, SIGNE MBAINAI,  
ANNA MOFFIT, CHLOE MOORE, and SHAWN TESSMANN  
4 - ISMAEL OZANNE, SARAH SHIMKO, JONATHAN TRIGGS, and LUIS BIXLER  
Excused  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCIL  
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING  
1. 2021  
MIN-351  
Attachments: 2021 MIN-351  
9.17.21 CJC BH Registration Forms  
A motion was made by MBAINAI, seconded by MOFFIT, that the minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Action Items  
D. Presentations  
None  
DEFENDANTS FOUND NOT COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL DATA  
PRESENTATION  
1. 2021  
PRES-167  
Attachments: 2021 PRES-167  
Presented by Judge Crawford  
Presentation regarding defendants found not competent to stand trial and data on the  
frequency of cases and defendants from 2019 to 2021. Several defendants have multiple  
cases. Competency hearings must occur when there is an indication that the defendant  
may not be competent. There are three possible outcomes of competency hearing: 1) not  
competent but likely to become competent with treatment; 2) not competent and not  
likely to become competent with treatment; and 3) competent.  
Discussion ensued. Future research needs to examine differences (if any) between local  
and state/national trends. Discussion of who can raise competency issues.  
E. Reports to Committee  
1. 2022 Budget Updates  
Information presented by subcommittee members, representing their respective  
agencies.  
Department of Human Services: The crisis triage center was funded - $10 million for  
space and $1.5 million for operations. The behavioral health resource center (BRHC) has  
grown and expanded, and will soon have a marketing campaign. CCS programs continue  
to grow, increased staff position. There is a focus on having a full connection and  
continuum overseen by one body for behavioral health services.  
There are new funds for victim/witness behavioral health services. The pretrial services  
director was also funded, which will increase services through pretrial services.  
The CARES non-law enforcement crisis response team seems promising from early pilot  
data, but it is too early to fully determine.  
2. Peer Support Discussion and Further Work on Intercept 2  
Presented by Moffit, James Morgan, Janie Ocejo  
Discussion by certified peer specialists about their work in the criminal justice system.  
Discussion of barriers to peer support in booking, pre-trial, and trial. There is a need for  
improved information-sharing, in addition to a trauma-informed, gender-responsive  
approach to peer support in criminal justice.  
Discussion about additional points that peer support can be added to the criminal justice  
system within each intercept. Subcommittee needs to do additional research before  
implementing peer support, and will begin to move concrete actions in January 2022.  
Feedback from Certified Peer Specialists Regarding Barriers and  
Improvements at Different Points in the Dane County Justice System  
2021  
RPT-805  
Attachments: 2021 RPT-805  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
December 17th meeting cancelled.  
The mental health court needs assessment study was completed. Todd Campbell will  
coordinate with UW-Madison.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by CHAPIN, seconded by MBAINAI, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously.  
Meeting adjourned at 1:18 pm  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Sarah Jensen, pending subcommittee approval