CJC Summit 2025

North Salem High School Army JROTC performed the Posting of the Colors

Chair Paul Solomon kicks off the 2025 CJC Summit

Blue Wings event staff helped make the 2025 Summit a success

Panelists with lived experience discuss reintegration during Plenary 1

Adaline Padlina hosts a Treatment Courts Grantee Community Discussion as part of Breakout 2

Treatment Court Grantees begin brainstorming in Breakout 2

Panelists discuss Effective Substance Use Disorder Interventions for Youth in Breakout 3

Britni D’Eliso discusses Crisis Stabilization Centers as part of Breakout 4

Babak Zolfaghari-Azar and Brooke Vice host Breakout 1: What We Have Learned from Community Supervision

Holly Harris discusses Crisis Stabilization Centers as part of Breakout 4

Panelists discuss practical advice for breaking down silos during Plenary 2

Eric Guyer leads Plenary 2: Breaking Down Silos

Breakout 7: Oregon Judicial Department Judge Panel

Kaysea Beck addresses Breakout 9 attendees

Cleo Tung speaks in Breakout 6: Bridging the Gap

Senator Floyd Prozanski and Representative Jason Kropf participate in JCACSR Legislative Hearing convened at 2025 Summit

Chris Campbell addresses attendees and Joint Committee on Day 2 of the Summit

Representative Kevin Mannix participates in JCACSR Legislative Hearing convened at 2025 Summit

Criminal Justice Commission Summit 2025

The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission 2025 Summit Conference brought nearly 400 law enforcement, mental health professionals, advocates, and decision makers at the Salem Convention Center on March 6^th and 7^th. This year's agenda focused on the linkages between crime and criminal justice, mental and behavioral health needs, as well as houselessness and housing insecurity. Presentations and discussions focused on policy areas as well as ways for local jurisdictions to bridge the gaps between them to address local needs. For the return of the Summit—last hosted in 2019—a special focus was given to those with lived experiences, highlighting that those closest to the issues, are also those who are closest to the solutions.

A huge thanks to our 2025 conference sponsors

Day one of the conference started with Oregon CJC Executive Director Ken Sanchagrin delivering a message from the governor. Then Dr. Mark Leymon provided an in-depth look at the major developments and challenges in Oregon over the last 10 years, focusing on key issues surrounding public safety, homelessness, substance abuse, and behavioral health.

Day 1 | Opening Remarks and Keynote: Dr. Leymon

The first panel featured individuals with lived experiences, and pathways to success from incarceration to reintegration.

Day 1 | Plenary 1: From Incarceration to Reintegration – Lived Experiences

The lunchtime panel focused on the complex needs of justice-involved individuals and practical strategies to bridge gaps in available services.

Day 1 | Plenary 2: Breaking Down Silos – Practical Advice

The first day concluded with a panel of experts discussing the various housing models available to individuals with conviction histories. Panelists discussed barriers to accessing housing and tools to mitigating denials.

Day 1 | Plenary 3: Breaking Barriers – Innovative Housing Solutions

Day 1 | Closing Remarks

Day two of the conference started with a legislative hearing for the Joint Addiction and Community Safety Response Committee. Presenters shared key takeaways of the upcoming behavioral health deflection best practice report, discussed the data collection for deflection programs, and shared about deflection referral pathways and other technical assistance insights. The legislative hearing concluded with a discussion about regional partnerships and deflection participant experiences.

Day2 | JCACSR Legislative Hearing

Joint Addiction and Community Safety Response Committee 3/7/25 Agenda and Presentations

The conference concluded with a lunch time presentation from OSAA Executive Director Tim Svenson which detailed his experience with the pilot program from Unite Us. These two organizations have been collaborating for the past year and used this platform to share their experiences with our audience.

Day 2 | Plenary 1

The 2025 Summit Conference featured 11 breakout sessions throughout the day:

What We Have Learned from Community Supervision: Self-Advocacy and Success Workshop presented by Babak Zolfaghari-Azar with Partnership for Safety and Justice and Brooke Vice with the Department of Corrections.
Grantee Community Discussion: Treatment Courts presented by CJC internal staffer Adaline Padlina, and OSCA representatives Rachael Mark and Danielle Hanson.
Effective Substance Use Disorder Interventions for Youth presented by Brian Detman and a panel that included Deevy Holcomb, Debby Jones, and Todd Nicholson.
Crisis Stabilization Centers: Lessons Learned, Challenges, and Opportunities presented by Holly Harris and a panel that included Nicole Von Laven, Britni D'Eliso, Mary Rumbaugh, and Ricky Garcia.
Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) presented by Dan Hoover.
Bridging the Gap: Building Trust Between CBO's and System Partners presented by Cleo Tung from NWHF and Jesus Rome with Oregon/Washington Health Network. There was no presentation for this breakout.
It Takes a Village: Oregon Judicial Department Judge Panel Shares Innovative Concepts for Community and Court Collaborations presented by Rachael Mark and Paula Matano with a panel that included Judge Keppinger, Judge Simmons, and Judge Powers.
Grantee Community Discussion: Deflection Efforts at the Intersection of Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice presented by internal CJC staffer Kaysea Beck.
Traumatic Brain Injury and Justice-Involved Individuals presented by Doug Gomez.
A Stroll Through the Criminal Justice Data Landscape with CJC's System Equity Tool presented by internal CJC staff Katherine Tallen and Carrie Glaser.
Peer Support as a Part of the Team presented by Janie Gullickson, Melissa Bishop, and John Karp-Evans.

Thank you to all of the Oregon CJC partners, presenters, and panelists who made the 2025 Summit Conference a success.