Building a support system around mental health

COSHOCTON – A first meeting for the new Coshocton Criminal Justice Collaborative was held recently, with the goal of brokering communication between different agencies regarding mental health and the criminal justice system. Speakers included Sheriff James Crawford with the law enforcement prospective and information on the new Coshocton Justice Center; Karl Hoop and Jamie McGraw on guardianship boards Scope Grant, youth crisis stabilization and an Ohio State Highway Patrol pilot program; Magistrate Christie Thornsley on the Coshocton Community Corrections Board; and Doug Schonauer, Leondra Davis and Heather Newell on the Coshocton Family Resource Center. Hoop, criminal justice and crisis services…