The work group is focusing on how to ensure someone who is being released from jail with mental health needs is connected to the right community resources to be successful in their re-entry and prevent returning to jail. They have broken their group into three sub-groups – Discharge Planning and In-Reach, Behavioral Health Treatment, and Shelter/housing.
Workgroup Members
| Pilar Sanchez | Travis County HHS | Co-Chair |
| Sandra Smith | Via Hope | Co-Chair |
| Dianna Grey | City of Austin | Member |
| Marlene Buchanan | Integral Care | Member |
| Carl Hunter | Building Promise USA | Member |
| Eric Valentine | Austin Area Urban League | Member |
| Melissa Shearer | MH Defender’s Office, Director | Member |
| Sonja Burns | Reentry Roundtable Community Representative | Member |
| Patt Jackson | Family member advocate | Member |
| Misty Campbell | ACC/Live Experience | Member |
| Quiana Fisher | Echo | Member |
| Madeline Miller | The ARC Capital Area | Member |
