Judy Deacon didn’t shut herself away after her son, Jesse, was shot and killed by New South Wales police two months ago. Instead, the 79-year-old harnessed her anger. She started lobbying politicians,... Read more »
As Gov. Gavin Newsom attempts to rally support for the $4.7 billion mental health plan he wants to place before voters next year, the California Analyst’s Office is raising concerns that the... Read more »
Cynthia Garcia Williams was 30 years old and six months sober when the state let her bring her three kids home from foster care. She had been addicted to drugs on-and-off for... Read more »
This year, the Illinois Legislature approved Senate Bill 724, allocating $22.8 billion to Gov. JB Pritzker’s Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative (CBHTI), which was launched last year and aims to reform and... Read more »
Judge Matthew D’Emic beams with pride in his chambers, holding the Lifetime Achievement Award he earned for his transformative work at the intersection of mental health and criminal justice. Photo courtesy of... Read more »