2012 Annual Meeting in Tampa, FL, April 29-May 2
Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System: Constructing a Comprehensive and Competent Criminal Justice/Mental Health Treatment System
The deinstitutionalization of psychiatric facilities has been a major factor that has led to the current crisis of the criminalization of the mentally ill. Judge Steven Leifman, a Miami-Dade County Judge who has also served as Special Advisor on Criminal Justice and Mental Health for the Supreme Court of Florida, is responsible for chairing the Court’s Mental Health Subcommittee. He and his group authored a ground-breaking report entitled, Transforming Florida’s Mental Health System.
During his presentation, Judge Leifman will discuss new and effective strategies that are being developed and employed to transform the mental health system. He will address ways that providers can assist those with mental health disorders to maneuver the criminal justice system to minimize burden. Additionally, he will discuss how pharmacists and other health care professionals can get involved in a legislative manner to help transform the mental health system.
CPNP President 1998-1999
Gary Levin, PharmD, BCPP, FCCP
Associate Dean for Clinical Programs
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Roseman University of Health Sciences
College of Pharmacy
Dr. Levin is employed by the University of Southern Nevada in Henderson, NV. Previous faculty appointments have included LECOM School of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, South University, Savannah (2002-2003), the University of Florida (1999-2002) and Albany College of Pharmacy (1992-1999). He is board certified in psychiatric pharmacy and is an elected fellow in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (FCCP). He is a founding member and the first elected president of the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP).Dr. Levin has lectured at Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine on various topics in psychiatry, psychopharmacology, and pharmacogenomics. He has also been a preceptor for pharmacy students and post-doctoral residents and fellows. Dr. Levin has been active in several professional pharmacy organizations and has held appointed and elected positions. He has recently completed his second 3-year term as a member of the Psychiatry Specialty Council on the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties and is completing a 5-year term with the U.S. Pharmacopeia Convention. Dr. Levin is a reviewer for various journals in both pharmacy and psychiatry, and is a member of the editorial board for Annals of Pharmacotherapy. Research interests include improving outcomes in patients with psychiatric disorders, pharmacokinetics of psychoactive agents, and pharmacogenomics in psychiatric disorders.