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Report of the Presidents New Freedom Commission on Mental Health |
For Planning Purposes Only: Monday, June 21, 2004 Contact: Christopher Burley, Campaign for Mental Health Reform, 202-467-5730 x 133 News Advisory: Congressional Hearing on People with Mental Illnesses in the Criminal Justice SystemWASHINGTON, DC (June 21, 2004) — Tomorrow, members of the House Judiciary Committee will hear testimony on proposed legislation to reduce the growing numbers of people with mental illnesses in the nation’s jails and prisons — a disturbing trend that mental health advocates, corrections officers and others hope to see Congress address before it adjourns for the year. Research shows that criminal and juvenile justice systems are ill equipped to serve this population. Inmates’ mental illnesses often become worse in jail, and the resources of law enforcement and corrections officers are diverted from more appropriate duties. What: House Judiciary Committee Hearing on “The Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act” (S. 1194, H.R. 2387). Individuals confirmed to testify include:
Where: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington D.C. When: Tuesday, June 22nd (3:00 PM) # # # The Campaign for Mental Health Reform has been organized as the mental
health community’s united voice on federal policy. Its goal is to make access,
recovery, and quality in mental health services the hallmarks of our nation’s
mental health system. Its members include organizations representing millions
of people with mental or emotional disorders and their families and service
providers, administrators and other advocates.
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One of every two Americans who need mental health treatment do not receive it, and the rate is even lower —and the quality of care poorer—for ethnic and racial minorities. |
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