The Ralston Institute Clearinghouse advances data-informed policy, planning, and systems improvement at the intersection of behavioral health, developmental disabilities, and the justice system across Georgia. The Clearinghouse serves as a statewide hub for behavioral health and justice-related information, collaboration, and innovation. The Clearinghouse provides access to data resources, research findings, best practices, policy guidance, and evaluation support that help strengthen systems of care, improve cross-system coordination, and promote more effective and equitable outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.

Through partnerships with state agencies, local communities, courts, providers, researchers, and individuals with lived experience, the Clearinghouse works to support evidence-informed decision-making, evaluate programs and initiatives, identify emerging needs and trends, and assist communities in developing and implementing effective behavioral health and justice strategies across Georgia.

 

Clearinghouse Advisory Board

The Advisory Board is comprised of members across behavioral health, courts, corrections, criminal justice, and law enforcement. The Advisory Board meets quarterly to guide and advise on the work of the Clearinghouse and ensure the Clearinghouse’s work meets the needs of Georgia’s communities. Advisory Board members include:

MEMBER NAME

ORGANIZATION

DESIGNATION

Lalaine Briones

Prosecuting Attorney’s Council of GA

Deputy Director

Rachel Gage

Council of Accountability Court Judges of GA (CACJ)

Director of Data and Research

Samuel Gonzales

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) Statistical Analysis Center

Research and Evaluation Program Director

Dr. Denise Hines

GA Health Information Network (GaHIN)

Executive Director

Cliff Hogan

GA Department of Corrections (GDC)

Director, Data Management & Research

Robert (RJ) Hurn

GA Pines Community Service Board

Chief Executive Officer

Stefanie Lopez-Howard

GA Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)

Director, Data Governance & Analytics

Parla Parker

GA Sheriffs' Association

Director of Jail Services & Outreach

Dr. Nicholas Powell

GA Department of Community Supervision (DCS)

Director of Strategic Planning

Sheree Ralston

GA Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability (DBHDD)

Widow of Speaker David Ralston, Community Outreach Manager

Judge David Sweat

Georgia Superior Courts

Senior Judge (Retired)

Natasha Taylor

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Georgia

Chief Executive Officer

James Todd, Jr.

Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network (GMHCN)

Chief Executive Officer

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