Alliance Note: Join the upcoming Sozosei Summit Solution Lab Webinar: The Promise of Litigation to Decriminalize Mental Illness this Thursday, August 1st from 12-1:15pm EST. I am excited to join The Sozosei Foundation and Bazelon Center, along with other experts from around the nation, to discuss the critical role litigation serves in our efforts to eliminate the criminalization of mental health challenges and offer appropriate, voluntary services to people looking for support in their wellness journeys.
Click here to register for the webinar and submit questions in advance. See below to learn more.
| Please click here to register for the Sozosei Summit Solution Lab, The Promise of Litigation to Decriminalize Mental Illness. Join us on August 1, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. ET as esteemed panelists are in conversation with New York Times best-selling author Robert Kolker discussing the important role that litigation plays in the decriminalization of mental illness across the US. Panelists will share insider perspectives on their recent success in a case arguing that counties are in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act when they institutionalize and jail people with mental illness. |
| We are honored to co-host this event with our grantee partner The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. Panelists include Sarah J. Gregory, Litigation Counsel, Disability Rights California; Kevin Martone, M.S.W., L.S.W., Executive Director, Technical Assistance Collaborative; Leslie Napper, Mental Health Consumer (Peer) and Senior Advocate for Disability Rights California; Megan Schuller, Legal Director, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law; and Luke Sikinyi, Director of Public Policy and Public Engagement, The Alliance for Rights and Recovery. The Sozosei Foundation Executive Director Melissa M. Beck will welcome and close the Solution Lab. The event is free to attend. Please use this link to reserve your registration and submit any questions you have for our panelists in advance. Sozosei Summit Solution Labs enable us to dig deeper and continue themes from the Sozosei Summit to Decriminalize Mental Illness. We look forward to welcoming you on August 1. |