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Through my advocacy work, and as a family member of a person with a mental illness, I've established working relationships with people within the human services field and some criminal justice areas. Acltievements in Mental Health Field In 2002, I was selected and trained to become an Instructor for NAMl's Family-to- Family twelve week educational course on mental illness for family members in Iowa. I graduated two classes and helped created a support group. In 2003, I won unanimous support from both the House and Senate in North Dakota for support of my bill which entered a definition for Alternative Treatment Order into North Dakota's Century Code, and made a language change to the criteria section of the commitment law. Historically speaking, it is rare for a single individual to gain bipartisan support, successfully move a bill through both Houses, and obtain the Governor's signature on a law change - especially during the first session in which it is attempted. This personal project was done in the hope that individuals would not have to commit a dangerous act before they could be admitted for a 24 hour psychological evaluation. In 2007, the grant proposal that I helped craft along with Chief Deputy Ellingsberg, with input from the JICC, was selected by the Department of Justice for a diversion project targeting people with mental illness who come into contact with the criminal justice system. References Senator Timothy Mathern 429 16th Avenue South Fargo, ND 58013 home phone: (701) 235-8917 work phone: (701) 476-7216 - Prairie at St. John's Candace Fuglesten, Director Southeast Human Service Center 2624 9th A venue South Fargo, North Dakota 58103 work phone: (70 I) 298-4500 Chief Deputy Ellingsberg, Administrator Cass County Jail 450 34th Street South Fargo, North Dakota 58103 work phone: (701) 271-2914 3