Each year, the Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law (CMHPL) sponsors presenters for the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds Series, with an emphasis on renowned experts and topics relating to forensic mental health. The Grand Rounds webinars are open to those within UW Medicine and to the general public, at no charge.
Upcoming Grand Rounds
Roadmap to the Ideal Behavioral Health Crisis System
Friday, February 20, 12:00–1:00 p.m.
No registration required. The presentation can be accessed via this Zoom link: Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds link. Passcode: 461403
Kenneth Minkoff, MD, will present the Bruce Gage Lecture in Forensic Mental Health, sponsored by the Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law. Dr. Minkoff will discuss the evolution of the seminal 2021 report, Roadmap to the Ideal Crisis System: Essential Elements, Measurable Indicators, and Best Practices. The presentation will include the vision of an excellent crisis system as an essential community service, the core values that need to be built into the construction of a such a system, the three foundational pillars of the system, and the impact that the report has had in facilitating the expansion of behavioral health crisis services in Washington state and nationwide.
Kenneth Minkoff is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at ZiaPartners, Inc., a behavioral health system consultation firm in Tucson, AZ. He is Board-Certified as an addiction psychiatrist and community psychiatrist, Board Member Emeritus of the American Association for Community Psychiatry, He is Co-Chair of the Community Psychiatry Committee of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry, and one of the lead authors of the 2021 Report: Roadmap to the Ideal Crisis System, the 2024 White Paper on CCBHCs and Crisis Systems, and the 2025 White Paper on the Comprehensive Health Integration (CHI) Framework, all published by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. He is a member of the National Council’s Medical Director Institute and consults to the National Council Centers of Excellence on Integrated Care and CCBHCs. Dr. Minkoff has been recognized as a national and international leader in the strategic development of quality-driven managed behavioral health care systems and integrated services and systems for complex populations for over 25 years.
About the Bruce Gage Annual Lecture in Forensic Mental Health
Bruce Gage, MD has been described as a tremendous clinician, educator, and mentor. He demonstrated compassion and advocacy for vulnerable members of our society, most notably persons getting psychiatric care within correctional facilities. The CMHPL founded the Bruce Gage Annual Lecture in Forensic Mental Health to honor Dr. Gage and to carry on his work. The CMHPL endeavors to continue Dr. Gage’s pursuit of improving psychiatric care, education and training in our state.
Recordings of Past Bruce Gage Lectures
Civil Commitment Through the Ethics Lens: How We Got Here
Presented by: Philip Candilis, MD, DFAPA
December 13, 2024
The Future of Psychiatry: Challenges and Opportunities for Forensic Psychiatrists
Presented by: Rebecca Brendel MD, JD, DFAPA
February 9, 2024
Resynthesizing the Nexus of Mental Health, Law Enforcement and Race
Presented by: Cheryl Wills, MD
December 9, 2022
School Shooters: Tormented Teens or Cold-Blooded Killers?
Presented by: Phillip Resnick, MD
December 10, 2021
Introducing the Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law
Presented by: Jennifer Piel, MD, JD
November 20, 2020
Additional CMHPL-sponsored Grand Rounds
National Crisis Regarding Competency to Stand Trial: Impact on Public Sector Mental Health Services
Presented by: Ira Packer, PhD
June 3, 2022
Competence to Stand Trial and Civil Commitment: Are They Related?
Presented by: Debra Pinals, MD
April 23, 2021