Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT)

May 20, 2021

via Webinar with

Judge Milton Mack

8:45am-9:45am

https://umich.zoom.us/j/96705013853 

Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) in Michigan is a little-known and underutilized law that allows those with serious mental illnesses who have difficulty recognizing their need for treatment to have access to outpatient mental health services. Forty-seven states permit the use of AOT. AOT is court-ordered treatment (including medication) for individuals who have a history of medication noncompliance, as a condition of their remaining in the community.

Kevin’s Law was signed into law in 2005, but was revised and adopted by the legislature early in 2017.  DWIHN is partnering with Judge Milton Mack to be able to offer training to families, loved ones, services providers and others who are interested in learning more about Kevin’s Law and how it can be a useful tool when an individual is not able to recognize the need for treatment.

Hon. Milton L. Mack, Jr. is state court administrator, emeritus for Michigan, having served as state court administrator from 2015 to 2020. He previously served as a judge for the Wayne County Probate Court from 1990 to 2015 and as chief judge from 1998 to 2015. He served as cochair of the National Initiative Advisory Committee in 2019-2020, which has transitioned to the National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts' Response to Mental Illness where he now serves on the Civil, Probate, and Families Work Group and as chair of the Civil Intervention and Processes Work Group. Judge Mack currently serves as chair of the Governor's Mental Health Diversion Council. He also served on Governor Granholm's Michigan Mental Health Commission in 2004, the Michigan Partners in Crisis Public Policy Committee, and the Michigan Supreme Court Guardianship Task Force. He also served as president of the Michigan Probate Judges Association, chair of the Judicial Section of the State Bar of Michigan (SBM), chair of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, chair of the Oakwood Healthcare System, and as president of the National Association of Regional Councils. Judge Mack is the author of the Conference of State Court Administrators' "2016-2017 Policy Paper: Decriminalization of Mental Illness: Fixing a Broken System." He also wrote "Involuntary Treatment for the 21st Century" published in the Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal in 2008. In 2017, he received the Snyder-Kok Award from the Mental Health Association in Michigan, was named Judge of the Year by the Michigan Guardianship Association, and was named Advocate of the Year by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Michigan. In 2011, he received the Frank J. Kelley Distinguished Public Service Award from the SBM and was also named one of the 25 Leaders in the Law by "Michigan Lawyers Weekly." In 2010, he received the Treat Award for Excellence from the National College of Probate Judges. In 1999, he received the Tom Bradley Leadership Award from the National Association of Regional Councils.

By joining us at this event, attendees consent to Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network's Detroit Wayne Connect photographing, videotaping and using your image and likeness.

-SOCIAL WORKERS: 1 continuing education credits are approved for this training.

-QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (QMHP): These event hours meet the MDHHS training requirement for QMHP staff.

-TRAINING HOURS: This event will count toward the annual training hours required by most provider agencies.

If you have individual requirements or need special services to participate in this training, please notify Tinetra Burns at (313) 344-9099 or tburns@dwihn.org. Please make arrangements at least two weeks before the event date.