Name: Intercepts 2-3 Focus Group
Start: 2026-09-17T10:00:00-0400
End: 2026-09-17T12:30:00-0400

Thursday September 17, 2026 10:00am - 12:30pm EDT

This focus group session will explore intercepts 2 and 3, focusing on the critical points of initial detention, court processes, and correctional settings within the behavioral health and justice continuum. Facilitators will guide participants through a discussion on current practices, challenges, and opportunities to improve identification, treatment, and support for individuals involved in these systems. Discussion topics may include behavioral health screening and assessment practices, pretrial services and diversion opportunities, court-ordered treatment and competency evaluations, specialty court programs, jail-based behavioral health and substance use treatment services, medication for addiction treatment, correctional staff training, and opportunities to strengthen collaboration among courts, detention facilities, behavioral health providers, Veterans services, and community partners.

Moderator

Tatiana Reyes, LMSW

Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy

Tatiana Reyes serves as the Policy and Advocacy Coordinator for the Centers of Excellence within the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy. Since joining the Office in 2022, she has worked at the intersection of behavioral health, policy, and the criminal legal system... Read More →

Facilitators

Kristy E. Blalock, LCPC, LCADAS, MAC, NCC, BCPC, CADS, KAP

Senior Vice President of Operations, Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.

Kristy E. Blalock serves as Senior Vice President of Operations at Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. and is an accomplished behavioral health executive with more than 20 years of experience in clinical operations, strategic growth, and program development. She has extensive expertise in expanding... Read More →

Shannice Anderson

Community Engagement & Reentry Administrator, Office of the Public Defender

Shannice Anderson is a native Baltimorean and a graduate of Bowie State University that currently serves in the inaugural position of Community Engagement & Reentry Administrator for Maryland's Office of the Public Defender. She builds and maintains partnerships with agencies and... Read More →

Thursday September 17, 2026 10:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Preakness Ballroom B

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5th Annual State Summit on Behavioral Health and the Justice System

Tatiana Reyes, LMSW

Kristy E. Blalock, LCPC, LCADAS, MAC, NCC, BCPC, CADS, KAP

Shannice Anderson

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5th Annual State Summit on Behavioral Health and the Justice System

Tatiana Reyes, LMSW

Kristy E. Blalock, LCPC, LCADAS, MAC, NCC, BCPC, CADS, KAP

Shannice Anderson

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