From Janet Hays; CEO of Healing Minds, NOLA
The President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice is currently accepting written statements through March 31, 2020, at 5:00 PM EST.
On March 23rd, John Snook - Executive Director of the Treatment Advocacy Center - gave testimony to the Presidential Law Enforcement Commission on the criminalization of mental illness. John was a keynote speaker at our first annual conference last year where he discussed the heavy burden placed upon Law Enforcement due to the lack of programs, services, and facilities needed to treat and care for people with serious mental illnesses. Archived here.
You can submit your own recommendations to the following questions by clicking the link below.
Please don't forget to mention funding for Assisted Outpatient Treatment, an evidence-based intervention for reducing the dire consequences of non-treatment like repeat hospitalization, violence, and suicide.
Thank you!
How do certain social ills such as mental illness, substance abuse, and homelessness affect the ability of law enforcement to police?
How can we improve officer recruitment, training, and retention?
What are the major issues confronting rural and tribal law enforcement?
What are the major issues affecting the physical safety and mental health of police officers?
How can federal grant programs aide state, local, and tribal law enforcement?
What novel issues and criminal threats have arisen from new technologies?
What is the cause of diminished respect for law enforcement and the laws they enforce, and how does it affect both police and public safety?
What role can commercial business and community development organizations play in cultivating safe communities?
What methodologies, techniques, and targeted deterrence can be employed to reduce crime?
How can we integrate education, employment, social services, and public health services to reduce crime and ease the burden on law enforcement?