Library
This folder contains information on defense for those with mental illness including information the rights of those arrested with mental illness, housing for those considered to be posing a "direct threat" to others, and articles on ending the criminilization of those with mental illness.
Resources
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Building Bridges: An Act to Reduce Recidivism by Improving Access to Benefits for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities Upon Release from Incarceration (Bazelon Center)
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National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
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Increasing Collaboration between Corrections & Mental Health Organizations (Consensus Project)
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Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Resource (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
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NYS/NYC Mental Health-Criminal Justice Panel Report (New York State Office of Mental Health)
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How to Help: When a Person with Mental Illness is Arrested in New York State (Urban Justice Center)
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Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law: Reasonable Accomodations for Tenant Posing a "Direct Threat" to Others
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Bazelon Center: Ending the Criminalization of People With Mental Illnesses
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Civil Alternatives for Disposing of Criminal Proceedings of Defendants with Mental Disabilities (New York State Defenders Association)
