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USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
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July 8 - 14, 2019
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Baker Act 2017/18 Annual Report Available
The Baker Act Fiscal Year 2017/2018 Annual Report is now available on the Baker Act Reporting Center website. This report is used by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to meet a statutory reporting requirement as specified in the Baker Act. The Baker Act Reporting Center receives initiation forms for involuntary examinations from the 125 Baker Act receiving facilities statewide. Data are then entered from these forms. There were 205,781 involuntary (Baker Act) examinations in Florida in FY17/18, a 3% increase from FY16/17. In the 17 years from FY01/02 to FY17/18 involuntary examinations more than doubled (115% increase). More than 1 in 6 (18%) of involuntary examinations for FY17/18 were for children, with 7% for people 65 and older. New to the report for FY17/18 is information about suicide rates and reporting on counts for transition-aged adults (18-24). The Baker Act Reporting Center is funded by a contract with DCF. Report authors include Annette Christy, Daniel Ringhoff, Sara Rhode, Kevin Jenkins (all in the Department of Mental Health Law & Policy) and Kim Lersch (USF School of Information). The interactive maps on the Baker Act Reporting Center website are created by Dr. Lersch. In the coming months, these maps will be updated with information from FY17/18.
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Criminology Associate Professor to Appear on TV Episode
Bryanna Fox, PhD, will appear on the upcoming episode of Breaking Homicide, which will air this Friday, July 12, at 7:00pm on Investigation Discovery.
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2019 Fall Forensic Series
MHLP will be hosting its 2019 Continuing Education Forensic Training Series for Mental Health Professionals in early August. Instruction in forensic evaluation of adults and juveniles involved in the legal system is complemented with focused training on assessing and managing patients' risk for violence in acute long-term care settings. The Forensic Evaluation and Juvenile Justice training will take place from August 12 - 13, 2019. The Florida Adult Forensic Examiner Training will be held from August 15 - 17, 2019. Both training sessions will be held in the USF Gibbons Alumni Center- Traditions Hall. For more information, visit the website(s) above or email CBCSMarketing@usf.edu
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CBCS In the News
New Study Assessing Past Profiling
BBC Radio 4 - U.K. National Radio
Bryanna Fox wanted to make a broader impact she came to Cambridge complete a PhD in criminology and then returned to the US and the University of South Florida
It's Official: Losing Just 16 Minutes of Sleep Can Make You Less Productive at Work the Next Day
InStyle
... published in the Sleep Health Journal, researchers at the University of South Florida and Penn State University sought to answer ...
Technology programs for students with disabilities available in Tampa
WFLA(NBC)-Tampa
The Learning Academy at USF and MacDonald Training Center have announced a collaboration to give students with disabilities new opportunities in technology fields.
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