Mental Illness Is Not a Crime
In this podcast, listeners will hear experts from across the United States discuss how and why we have criminalized mental illness – and what we can do about it. The challenge is steep. In the U.S., more than two million people with a mental health condition are jailed every year. And roughly one in two Americans with a serious mental illness will be arrested. Alisa Roth, the author and journalist, notes that jails and prisons “have become the nation’s de facto mental health care providers.” Listen in to learn more.
Podcasting since 2020 • 5 episodes
Mental Illness Is Not a Crime
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Mental Illness Is Not a Crime: Trailer
In this podcast, listeners will hear experts from across the United States discuss how and why we have criminalized mental illness – and what we can do about it. The challenge is steep. In the U.S., more than two million people wit...
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Both Now and After: Does COVID-19 Reframe Our Thinking About Reform?
Advocates discuss how COVID-19 intersects with efforts to reduce the over-incarceration of the mentally ill. The discussion covers many topics related to COVID-19, including how the pandemic increases the urgency to release some individuals int...
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Episode 4
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Starting Points: How Communities Can Begin Local Responses to Decriminalizing Mental Illness
Community leaders discuss how to begin local efforts to reduce the over-incarceration of the mentally ill. Topics discussed include identifying local “champions,” building alternatives to incarceration in the community, and addressing the under...
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Episode 3
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The Data-Driven Agenda, Identifying Gaps, Opportunities, and Priorities
Experts discuss the roles and opportunities of data to reduce the over-incarceration of the mentally ill. The discussion focuses on how data can identify local problems, find or develop evidence-based solutions to those problems, and track prog...
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Episode 2
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Community Best Practices: Approaches to Decriminalizing Mental Illness
Leading experts discuss best practices in communities across the country in response to the over-incarceration of the mentally ill. Specific topics include crisis response, early detection and diagnosis, and mental health courts. The experts fe...
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