Our Team

Valerie Westhead

Medical Operations Consultant and Senior National Council Consultant

Valerie Westhead MD is board certified in psychiatry and addiction medicine and her consultation work focuses on the intersection of mental health, substance use disorders and the criminal justice system.  She helps organizations develop and implement integrated services that respond to the complex needs of today’s patient population in the communities in which they live.  Often working in conjunction with civic partners – from problem solving courts to juvenile detention facilities and direct treatment providers to community action committees – she brings organizations and systems together to fulfill their essential roles in patient recovery and wellness.

Valerie was a medical director and chief medical officer for more than 20 years at a large behavioral health organization in central Florida.   As the psychiatrist for the local jail for more than a decade, she established care pathways to end the revolving door of incarceration and was instrumental in the development of a comprehensive array of problem-solving courts and Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT).