FSSA to announce a pilot program to integrate mental health, addiction peer recovery professionals in Indiana county jails

DELAWARE CO. – Thursday, August 11: Indiana Executive Director for Drug Prevention, Treatment and Enforcement Douglas Huntsinger will join Delaware County Sheriff Tony Skinner and City of Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour to announce the launch of the Integrated Reentry and Correctional Support pilot program.

WHO: 

  • Douglas Huntsinger, Executive Director for Drug Prevention, Treatment and Enforcement, Office of Governor Eric J. Holcomb
  • Jayme Whitaker, Vice President of Forensic Services, Mental Health America of Indiana
  • Tony Skinner, Sheriff, Delaware County
  • Dan Ridenour, Mayor, City of Muncie
  • Kimbra Reynolds, Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition

WHEN:
        Thursday, August 11, 2022
        10 a.m. EDT

WHERE:
         Delaware County Jail Auditorium
         3100 S. Tillotson Ave.
         Muncie, IN 47302

This is an in-person media event. Media are encouraged to arrive by 9:45 a.m. and enter via the main entrance of the Delaware County Jail. Jail staff will guide media to the auditorium.

Media are invited to a guided tour of the Delaware County Jail IRACS Unit for photos and B-roll upon the conclusion of the press conference.