Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department

Description

The role of mental healthcare law and procedure in the criminal justice system
How mentally ill clients are processed through the criminal justice system
Mental healthcare terms, resources, and treatment programs
Contemporary issues in mental health and criminal justice, such as the treatment of mentally ill juveniles inside the criminal justice system, and lack of full access to mental healthcare for at-risk groups
Discussion of systemic interface and entropy, two central themes to guide student analysis of issues and examples drawn from real life