Please register by Aug. 29
“The Intersection of Mental Health and the Law in Vulnerable Populations” is presented by The Henry L. Hartman, MD Symposium on Law, Psychiatry, and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and the UToledo College of Law.
This event includes expert speakers from the legal field, criminal justice system, psychiatry and psychology.
History
This symposium is presented in memory of Henry L. Hartman, M.D. (1910-1980), whose interests included facilitating communication and understanding between mental health and legal practitioners. Dr. Hartman was a forensic psychiatrist in private practice and clinical professor of psychiatry at the Medical College of Ohio (now University of Toledo, Health Science Campus) from May 1967 until his death in August 1980.
Agenda
8:30 a.m. Registration
8:50 a.m. Welcome
- Susan Hartman Muska, J.D.
9 - 10 a.m. Victoria Kelly, M.D.
- Mental Health & the Law: Who, What, Where, When & Why
10 - 10:45 a.m. Panel on Civil Commitments
- Roles of parties in civil commitment hearings and objectives
- Demonstration of civil commitment hearing
- Comments on Demonstration and outcome of hearing
- Carla Davis, J.D.;
- Andrea Rentner, J.D.,
- Dionis Kononov, D.O.;
- Nancy Miller, J.D., Chief Magistrate, Lucas County Probate Court;
- Gregory E. Forgac, Ph.D.
10:45 - 11 a.m. Break
11 a.m. - noon Evelyn Stratton, J.D., Justice, Ohio Supreme Court, Retired Project Director, Stepping Up Ohio
- An overview of the history and issues involving the revolving door of jails and prisons for persons with mental health
noon - 12:45 p.m. Lunch (provided with select ticket options)
12:45 - 1:30 p.m. Lindsay Szymczak, MPA, Senior Project Liaison for the Board of Lucas County Commissioners
- The intersection between mental health and the criminal justice system
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Jeffrey L. Hunter, MSc(R), DC, DO, FAAFP, FACHE; Clinical Prof., Dept. of Family Medicine, Ohio U. College of Osteopathic Medicine; Senior Physician Advisor, ConcertoCare; Special Deputy Sheriff, Madison County, Ohio
- Interaction with Vulnerable Populations
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. Gregory E. Forgac, Ph.D., Clinical and Forensic Psychologist
- Evaluating Emergency Response Candidates
3:15 - 4 p.m. Lindsay Navarre, J.D., Judge, Lucas County Court of Common Pleas; Chair, Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Committee of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
- The intersection of Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System
4 - 4:30 p.m. Panel discussion, Questions and Answers
A. John McSweeny, J.D., Ph.D., ABPP-CN, Prof. Emeritus of psychiatry, psychology and neurology, moderator
- Where do we go from here? What needs are unmet?
We look forward to seeing you there on Sept. 9, 2022!
Questions? Contact:
Jamie Dowling, The University of Toledo
Department of Psychiatry
Jamie.dowling@utoledo.edu
