Shelley Curran is the Director of Crisis, Cultural, Prevention, and Court Programs at Mercy Care which is the Regional Behavioral Health Authority for Maricopa, Pinal, and Gila counties in Arizona. She is responsible for ongoing development and oversight of the 24-hour Crisis System in this central region of Arizona which has a population of 5 million people who are all eligible for crisis services regardless of insurance coverage. The Arizona coordinated system of entry into crisis services is community based, recovery-oriented, and member focused. Shelley has also worked with justice-involved persons in the public behavioral health system for more than 30 years and oversees the Mercy Care Court Advocacy and Jail Diversion programs which include mental health professionals who work as a bridge between clients, families, and the criminal justice system.
She is a licensed professional counselor and has presented on the topic of multi-system collaboration at local and national venues including the annual conferences of the American Probation and Parole Association, National Council for Behavioral Health, Arizona Public Defenders Association, and Arizona Problem Solving Courts. She is a founding member of the Arizona Mental Health and Criminal Justice Coalition and has been appointed to multiple task forces focusing on the intersect of mental health and justice at the Supreme Court of Arizona.