In this podcast, listeners will hear experts from across the United States discuss how and why we have criminalized mental illness – and what we can do about it. The challenge is steep. In the U.S., more than two million people with a mental health condition are jailed every year. And roughly one in two Americans with a serious mental illness will be arrested. Alisa Roth, the author and journalist, notes that jails and prisons “have become the nation’s de facto mental health care providers.” Listen in to learn more.
Community Best Practices: Approaches to Decriminalizing Mental Illness
Leading experts discuss best practices in communities across the country in response to the over-incarceration of the mentally ill. Specific topics include crisis response, early detection and diagnosis, and mental health courts. The experts featured include: Ron Bruno, Executive Director, CIT International Rick Kellar, President, Peg’s Foundation Andy Keller, Ph.D., President and CEO, Meadows Mental Health Foundation Moderated by Norman Ornstein, Ph.D., Vice President of the Matthew Harr...
2 Dec 2020
Mental Illness Is Not a Crime: Trailer
In this podcast, listeners will hear experts from across the United States discuss how and why we have criminalized mental illness – and what we can do about it. The challenge is steep. In the U.S., more than two million people with a mental health condition are jailed every year. And roughly one in two Americans with a serious mental illness will be arrested. Alisa Roth, the author and journalist, notes that jails and prisons “have become the nation’s de facto mental health care...
2 Dec 2020
Starting Points: How Communities Can Begin Local Responses to Decriminalizing Mental Illness
Community leaders discuss how to begin local efforts to reduce the over-incarceration of the mentally ill. Topics discussed include identifying local “champions,” building alternatives to incarceration in the community, and addressing the underlying issues that contribute to incarceration. The community leaders featured include: Judge Steve Leifman, Associate Administrative Judge, Miami-Dade County Court – Criminal Division Dr. Ashwin Vasan, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO, Fountain House H...
2 Dec 2020
Both Now and After: Does COVID-19 Reframe Our Thinking About Reform?
Advocates discuss how COVID-19 intersects with efforts to reduce the over-incarceration of the mentally ill. The discussion covers many topics related to COVID-19, including how the pandemic increases the urgency to release some individuals into the community, accelerates telehealth efforts, and raises questions of ongoing reform efforts. The advocates featured include: Cecilia Livesey, M.D., Chief of Integrated Mental Health Services, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania ...
2 Dec 2020
The Data-Driven Agenda, Identifying Gaps, Opportunities, and Priorities
Experts discuss the roles and opportunities of data to reduce the over-incarceration of the mentally ill. The discussion focuses on how data can identify local problems, find or develop evidence-based solutions to those problems, and track progress over time. The experts featured include: William H. Carson, M.D., Chairman of the Board of the Sozosei Foundation Sheryl Kubiak, Ph.D., Dean and Professor, Wayne State University School of Social Work John Petrila, J.D., Senior Executive Vice Pr...
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