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The Intersection Between Mental Health and Community Corrections: Crisis Prevention, Intervention, and De-Escalation
SESSION INFO
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Session Type: Workshop
This session will provide an overview of the prevalence of mental illness within the criminal justice system. The session will focus on understanding crisis intervention practices for professionals to utilize with individuals under their supervision during crisis situations. Attendees will learn skills related to crisis prevention, de-escalation and brief, non-clinical, suicide assessment.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Jenna Suleski
Crisis Services Coordinator,
Jenna Suleski is a licensed mental health clinician and works as a statewide crisis services coordinator for Wisconsin DHS’ Division of Care and Treatment Services. Jenna has worked in crisis services in both Milwaukee County and Dane County. As a crisis clinician in Milwaukee County, Jenna worked on a specialized co-responder team with the Milwaukee Police Department responding to active behavioral health calls. Jenna holds a master’s degree in forensic psychology and much of her career has been spent working within the intersection of behavioral health and the criminal justice system. She spent four years as a United States Probation Officer with a focus on individuals with severe mental illness recently released to the community from federal incarceration.
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