The Center for Innovative Practices (CIP), part of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, is working to keep our partners more informed as to the promising practices, lessons learned, and policy developments surrounding youth interventions and treatments in judicial justice, mental health, substance use, and trauma-informed care. Toward that end, we’d like to introduce our new Innovative Connections, a monthly update on the happenings at the CIP as well as other news and various items from the national conversation involving our work with young people and their families. A new dissemination initiative by the Center for Innovative Practices.
CIP welcomes to its team Kim Meyer
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The CIP welcomes to its team Kim Meyer, MA, PCP, LPCC-S and LICDC. Kim is a seasoned Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Independently licensed Chemical Dependency counselor in the State of Ohio who enjoys working with children, adolescents, adults and families providing support and challenge through the collaborative therapeutic process. Sometimes searching for relief and happiness without the right tools or strategies, can seem like a never-ending journey. My goal is to inform, comfort and listen, whether your problem is big or small, help you find solutions and develop a plan to managing your problem. Her treatment specialties include trauma, depression, anxiety, behavioral disorders, ADHD and other mental health problems. My approach is Client Centered, utilizing Trauma Informed therapeutic processes, Cognitive Behavioral, and Solution Focused therapy to help my clients learn to manage and transform their lives within a nurturing therapeutic relationship. She also has expertise in working with people who are in the process of exiting or, have left high demand and/or abusive groups such as religious, political, lifestyle, psychological or other identified groups and are struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD and adjustment back into society outside of their group.
New Learning Community Initiative Underway
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The Center for Innovative Practices (CIP) announces the launch of a new Learning Community, Healthy Kids Learning Community, a platform that will enable the region to share their concerns and practices, related to youth and families impacted by the opioid epidemic, and to increase collaboration with child welfare agencies, substance abuse treatment providers and the court system to improve outcomes for children, parents, families, providers, and supporters. It is funded in part by OhioMHAS’ CURES grant.
There’s Hope in Summit County Court for Felons with Mental Illness
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Summit County is now Ohio’s tenth county operating a special docket court for felony offenders with mental health problems. Monday, the first participant in the new two-year diversion program went before the judge who set it up. Summit County Common Pleas Judge Alison Breaux calls it the “Hope Court.” Participants can be referred to Hope Court by other judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys and family. Breaux expects to eventually be handling more than thirty cases.
New Podcast Initiative, Innovative Conversations, Presented by the CIP
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The Center for Innovative Practices (CIP), part of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, has developed a podcast initiative entitled, Innovative Conversations, exploring topics pertaining to the CIP mission of identifying promising practices and evidence-based interventions for youth dealing with mental health, substance use, trauma, and judicial justice challenges.
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