Dr. Kruh Participates in Roundtable at 2024 IAFMHS Conference

On 6/20/24, Dr. Kruh participated in a roundtable discussion at the annual conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS) in San Francisco, CA. The roundtable addressed the implementation of best forensic practices in response to juvenile justice reform in Connecticut. Since 2010, Dr. Kruh has served as an external consultant to Connecticut’s Court Support Services Division (CSSD). His work with CSSD has included training about and quality control of Dispositional Planning evaluations and Residential Placement evaluations within CSSD’s juvenile court clinics. Dr. Kruh discussed these efforts in terms of implementation science, highlighting successes and challenges. He was joined by Keith Cruise, PhD, discussing the implementation of intake processes once youth are placed in a residential setting, Michele Galietta, PhD discussing the implementation of a DBT treatment milieu within the residential settings, and Ms. Tracy Duran discussing the experience of CSSD in the implementation of these changes.