If you missed our webinar on the Intersection of Mental Healthcare and the Criminal Justice System in South Carolina, you can view the recording here.

This program was part of our LWV Connects series, resulting from a collaboration between the League's Health Policy and Criminal Justice Committees. Co-sponsored by Fetter Health Care Network, Palmetto Project, SCNA (South Carolina Nurses Association), SCBHC (South Carolina Behavioral Health Coalition) and The Dignity Project.

Three experts brought critical perspectives on the state's programs and practices addressing mental health and criminal justice:

-- Judge Irvin G. Condon, CPA, Esquire, Probate Judge for Charleston County Probate Court 

Judge Irv Condon is Probate Judge for Charleston County, having previously worked for the late Morris D. Rosen, Esquire. Judge Condon attended the College of Charleston and received an accounting degree, magna cum laude, from Clemson University and his law degree from the University of South Carolina. Judge Condon is a Certified Public Accountant and worked for Price Waterhouse for three years before going to law school.

Judge Condon is past President of the National College of Probate Judges, the South Carolina Association of Probate Judges, the National Guardianship Association, and the Congress of State Associations of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. Judge Condon is currently President of the South Carolina Association of Drug Court Professionals and the James Hoban Society. (James Hoban was the architect of our historic courthouse and the White House.)

Judge Condon started and currently presides over the Charleston County Adult Drug Court since
its inception in 1999. He led the planning team and started the Charleston County
Mental Health Court which started in January 2003 and has also presided
over the Ninth Circuit Juvenile Drug Court since 2010. Judge Condon has implemented a Veterans
Treatment Court.

-- J. Matthew "Matt" Dorman, Executive Director for Berkeley Community Mental Health Center;

J. Matthew Dorman is the Executive Director of Berkeley Community Mental Health Center. As an experienced licensed mental health care professional and certified public manager, Matthew has worked in a variety of mental health care settings and provided care to a broad spectrum of clients.
Matthew has over 28 years of mental health experience working in a traditional community
mental health setting, contracting as a mental health professional in a private practice office and as an Employee Assistance Professional via the U.S. Department of Defense during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Matthew has advanced experience in suicide assessment, crisis intervention, psychological first aid, and providing evidence-based trauma treatment for those suffering from mental illnesses and combat related stress. During the last half of his career, Matthew has worked in management and leadership roles. He has been responsible for community lectures, teaching, presentations, personnel development, fiscal management, program development, grant writing, and training.

When not working, Matthew enjoys spending time with his wife, daughter, son and trusted
therapy pet-in-training (3-year-old St. Berdoodle). Matthew and his family are often found
camping, hiking, cooking, attending sporting events or simply enjoying life together.

-- Bill Lindsey, Executive Director for National Alliance on Mental Illness in South Carolina (NAMI SC)

Bill Lindsey is the Executive Director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness in South Carolina (NAMI SC). In 2013, he was named the NAMI National Executive Director of the Year. He previously
served as the Director of Education Programs for NAMI SC. Mr. Lindsay has served various groups, including the SC Institute of Health Behavioral Health Committee, Partners in Crisis, and State Mental Health Planning Council.

Mr. Lindsey brings a passion for reforming mental health care in South Carolina. He has forged
relationships with the media, the legislature, advocacy groups, state agencies, health
organizations, and most importantly, the families, care givers, and receivers of services of those
with mental illness. His sense of humor is an asset unless you are the brunt of it. He has also
championed legislative campaigns, bills, and laws.

-- The program will be moderated by Dr. Elizabeth A. Brown, PhD, MPA, who is Health Policy Director for LWV Charleston Area.

Dr. Elizabeth A. Brown, PhD, MPA is the Health Policy Director for the League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area and has been in the role over two years. She is the Director for the Bachelor of Science in Public Health Program in the College of Health Sciences at Old Dominion
University in Norfolk, VA.

Dr. Brown is an academic educator and health services researcher who focuses on social determinants of health (SDOH), particularly race/ethnicity, access to primary care, health care policy, and chronic conditions. She also examines privilege as a SDOH and the effects of racism with
health care providers, students, faculty, and staff. She has over 10 publications, three book chapters, and various presentations at national conferences in these areas.

Dr. Brown is the 2021 recipient of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) President's
Values in Action Award for Respect and the 2022 recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award
for Developing Teacher at MUSC. Dr. Brown has a Bachelors in English-Journalism, Masters in Public Administration, and a PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Science with a concentration in health services research.

Registration is free and the event is open to the public.