A Court of Refuge: Stories from the Bench of America's First Mental Health Court by Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren, Rebecca A. Eckland
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Overview: The story of America's first Mental Health Court as told by its presiding judge, Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren–from its inception in 1997 to its implementation in over 400 courts across the nation
As a young legal advocate, Ginger Lerner-Wren bore witness to the consequences of an underdeveloped mental health care infrastructure. Unable to do more than offer guidance, she watched families being torn apart as client after client was ensnared in the criminal system for crimes committed as a result of addiction, homelessness, and mental illness. She soon learned this was a far-reaching crisis–estimates show that in forty-four states, jails and prisons house ten times more people with serious mental illnesses than state psychiatric hospitals.
Genre: Nonfiction > History
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Requirements: ePUB Reader, 2.0 MB
Overview: The story of America's first Mental Health Court as told by its presiding judge, Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren–from its inception in 1997 to its implementation in over 400 courts across the nation
As a young legal advocate, Ginger Lerner-Wren bore witness to the consequences of an underdeveloped mental health care infrastructure. Unable to do more than offer guidance, she watched families being torn apart as client after client was ensnared in the criminal system for crimes committed as a result of addiction, homelessness, and mental illness. She soon learned this was a far-reaching crisis–estimates show that in forty-four states, jails and prisons house ten times more people with serious mental illnesses than state psychiatric hospitals.
Genre: Nonfiction > History
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