Announcements - NACo - Familiar Faces Initiative

May 4, 2023

Webinar: Familiar Faces Initiative: Model Jurisdictions for Improving Outcomes Through Coordinated Health and Justice Systems

In honor of the one-year anniversary of the re-launch of the Familiar Faces Initiative, please join NACo for a celebratory webinar highlighting the developments in each of our four peer…

April 28, 2023

FFI Peer-Learning Site Case Studies

FFI is releasing a set of case studies on each of the four Peer-Learning Sites. The case studies provide an overview of each counties’ cross-sector data-sharing platform or strategy that…

April 18, 2023

Data Analysis Leads to Better Treatment For Frequent Users of Social Services

The Familiar Faces Initiative Leadership Network visited Johnson and Douglas Counties, Kan. on April 11-13 to learn about how these counties partner in using My Resource Connection, a cross-system data-sharing…

March 21, 2023

Upcoming Webinar: County Strategies to Provide Supportive Housing for Familiar Faces

Please join NACo for a panel discussion about navigating challenges to supportive, long-term housing for individuals with complex health and behavioral health conditions. In this conversation, innovative leaders in the…

January 30, 2023

Familiar Faces Network Explores Behavioral Health Systems of Care at Texas Meeting

The Familiar Faces Leadership Network, a cohort of 13 elected officials, participated in a peer exchange in Bexar County, Texas on January 12-13 to learn how the county partners with…

January 19, 2023

Upcoming Webinar: County Strategies to Recruit and Retain a Strong Behavioral Health Workforce

Please join NACo in a panel discussion to hear from county leaders about employing a strong and supported behavioral workforce in their public safety departments. In a time when demand…

October 12, 2022

New Resource! Announcing FFI Peer-Learning Sites!

The Familiar Faces Initiative (FFI): Improving Outcomes through Coordinated Health and Justice Systems launched on May 12, underscoring community leaders’ commitment to improving life outcomes for high-needs residents with complex…

October 5, 2022

Familiar Faces Initiative Data-Sharing Technology for Behavioral Health and Justice Learning Series

Join NACo and the Familiar Faces Initiative (FFI) for a series of webinars highlighting new technologies that share and integrate data across local behavioral health, health and justice systems. Cross-system…

October 5, 2022

Upcoming Webinar: Using Public Safety Funds to Support Community Members’ Mental Health

Please join NACo to hear from county leaders who are integrating behavioral health services into public safety responses to reduce interactions with law enforcement and provide appropriate treatment. By investing…

July 18, 2022

Announcing the Familiar Faces Leadership Network

The Familiar Faces Initiative (FFI): Improving Outcomes through Coordinated Health and Justice Systems launched on May 12, underscoring community leaders’ commitment to improving life outcomes for high-needs residents with complex…

May 12, 2022

Launch of the Familiar Faces Initiative

The National Association of Counties (NACo) relaunched Data-Driven Justice as the Familiar Faces Initiative: Improving Outcomes through Coordinated Health and Justice Systems! The Familiar Faces Initiative will support and empower…

May 12, 2022

Applications Open for NACo’s Familiar Faces Leadership Network

The Familiar Faces Leadership Network Familiar faces—individuals with complex behavioral health needs who frequently cycle through jails, homeless shelters, emergency departments and other local crisis services—often do not have the…