Texas Higher Education Law Conference March 2013 Heather Snow, BIT Chair Charity Stutzman, BIT Case Manager Asst. Chief Ricardo Gomez, Police Representative Dr. Mark Dalal, Mental Health Representative Evolution of a BIT

Who we are and what we bring to the table… Heather- BIT Chair, Director of Conduct, Student Affairs Charity- Case Manger, Relationship Violence/Domestic Assault, Student Affairs Rick- Police Department, Crime Prevention Mark- Mental Health, Privacy Restrictions

Introduction Purpose of the Team How were we created ◦Partnership between Academic Affairs and Student Affairs ◦UT System Behavior Intervention Team Tasks ◦CARE Team/Threat Assessment Team?

Committee Structure Annual Appointments made by VPSA & Provost Director of Counseling Services Director of Mental Health Services Asst. Chief of Police Director of Student Conduct Director of Residence Life Director of Disability Services Director of Advising Center Relationship Violence and Sexual Assault Coordinator Human Resources Representative International Student Services Representative

Our Statistics Our Statistics Academic Year 110 referrals ◦7 Int’l Students  10 Int’l background ◦15 Graduate ◦33 Senior ◦17 Junior ◦21 Sophomores ◦22 Freshmen 23 fell into the “Highly Disturbed” category 35 were identified as “Harm to self” or “Harm to others”

Referrals Made By Faculty (46) Police (29) Residence Life (17) Student Conduct (3) Academic Advising (8) International Office (1) Others/Anonymous (6)

Nature of Referrals Alcohol and Drugs Change in Academic Behavior Emotional Distress Threat of Harm to Self or Others Disruptive/Irrational Behavior Suicidal Ideation Medical Trauma

How we’ve evolved Things we’ve learned Challenges we’ve faced Training Creation of Case Management Position

Case Studies Chair Perspective Conduct Perspective Case Manger Perspective Police Perspective Mental Health Perspective

Questions and Dialogue ?