NAMI Warns Senate about Criminalization of Mental Illness
February 13, 2016WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today warned the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that criminalization of people living with mental illness has reached “crisis proportions” and called for support of federal, state and local reforms to overcome failings in both the mental health care and criminal justice systems.
In written testimony submitted to a committee hearing on “Breaking the Cycle: Mental Health and the Justice System,” NAMI Read More