"Healthcare Not Handcuffs" meeting with Georgia Legislators Tuesday

On behalf of local criminal justice reform organizations, you are invited to attend a teach-in and dialogue with Georgia legislators on how our state can reduce criminalization of mental illness and increase access to critical behavioral health services. 

To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healthcare-not-handcuffs-tickets-56670327475
Join local organizations, state legislators, impacted community members, and advocates to learn about the critical needs facing people in our state, and what the state legislature could do to move from punishment to healing, from locking people up to connecting them to care. 

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

• Impact of Lack of Mental Health Resources on People, Families and Communities
• Historical Perspective on Mental Health and Criminal Justice Reforms in Georgia
• Opportunities for reform:
  • Atlanta/Fulton County Pre-Arrest Diversion Initiative
  • Mental health care in local jails
  • No Health = No Justice community conversations report
• Legislator Panel and Discussion
• Hosted by the Southern Center for Human Rights • Legal Action Center  • Mental Health America of Georgia • National Incarceration Association •  Atlanta/Fulton County Pre-Arrest Diversion Initiative