Leading with Resilience: Surviving and Thriving as a Woman Leader in Corrections

WICC2025 Presentation by Dr Elizabeth Falcon PsyD, CCHP-MH, MBA (WICC2025-PID201)

Author

Dr. Elizabeth Falcon Psy.D., CCHP-MH, MBA

CEO, Falcon Inc.

Dr. Elizabeth Falcon is a nationally recognized expert who has spearheaded behavioral health program strategy and innovation for jails and prisons nationwide. With over 20 years of experience as a Correctional and Forensic Psychologist, she has developed, implemented, restructured, monitored, and managed jail and prison mental health programs in well over 200 facilities in 27 states. This includes 30 adult state prisons (IL), 11 juvenile prisons (IL), and over 20 BOP prisons, US Marshals, and ICE facilities in 5 states. Dr. Falcon led and continues to lead field experts in the implementation of evidence-based models and best practices in jails and prisons nationwide.

Dr. Falcon holds strong expertise in: Mental Health Program Development for Jails and Prisons, Suicide Prevention, Evidence-Based Programming for Severely Mentally-Ill inmates, Specialized programming for Segregated Inmates, Restoration of Competency, Sexually Violent Predators, Substance Abuse, Inpatient/Outpatient Programs, Community Reintegration, Policy Development, and Specialized Assistance to Consent Decree or Court Mandated Facilities.

Dr. Falcon has worked with large consent decree facilities such as the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Facility in Albuquerque (NM), Cook County Jail in Chicago (IL), and Maricopa County Detention Facilities in Phoenix (AZ). Dr. Falcon is a leader in the analysis, evaluation, and restructuring of intricate suicide intervention systems for large and small facilities. She has served as keynote speaker for many industry audiences on such topics as: Suicide Prevention, Managing High-Risk Populations, Segregation and Restrictive Housing. She has trained and taught hundreds of healthcare and security staff in various correctional mental health and crisis intervention topics.

Dr. Falcon is a member of the International Corrections and Prisons Association. She works closely with many Corrections organizations and provides strong support for the National Sheriffs Association, Major County Sheriffs Association, and the American Jail Association. She is an active member of the National Sheriffs Association Psychological Services and the NSA Jails, Detentions and Corrections Committee. Dr. Falcon works closely with the Department of Justice,National Institute of Corrections, as a high level Technical Resource Provider.

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