Galsworthy Criminal Justice Reform Program

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Letters: Jails can't be mental health centers

"While the mental health industry has the luxury of turning away people it doesn’t want the corrections system must accept whoever arrives at the door. If we "normalize" mental health jails for individuals with mental illness, we accept the shift from programs that help manage symptoms in the community, with or without supervision, to treatment in jail or prison as a first stop."

The Advocate

July 11, 2018