League of Women Voters Washington County, AR : What We Do : Our Current Issues : Resources for League Programs and Studies : LWVWC Mental Illness and the Judicial System Resources

Originally prepared in connection with an April 2014 program.

Meeting Handouts

Why the JEMI [Judicial Equality for Mental Illness] Coalition?

(Nancy Kahanak, JEMI, 2014)
Identifying Target Populations for Diversion from the Criminal Justice System: Preliminary Evidence

(Mindy Bradley, Univ. of Arkansas, 2014)
JEMI Vision, Goals, Elements & Next Steps for NWA

(David Williams, 2014)

Additional Resources

Treat, Don't Jail, the Mentally Ill

(Nancy Kahanek, Arkansas Times, August 20, 2015).
Mental Health Needs Deserve Attention: How Caring for Least Among Us Is Matter of Public Safety

(Association of Arkansas Counties, 03/29/2014)

Last updated August 2015

Arkansas Public Policy Panel
Hispanic Women's Organization of Arkansas
Mental Health America in Northwest Arkansas
American Association of University Women
Women's History Coalition of Washington County