To All My Criminal Justice Brothers and Sisters....
As you know, I am an advocate for mental health wellness, supports, and services; however, the Criminal Justice System is way to huge for me to effectively advocate for and keep up with issues. So, I am sharing this information in hopes that it benefits many of you.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Metropolitan Baltimore office is excited to announce that their recent publication "Beyond Punishment: Helping Individuals with Mental Illness in Maryland’s Criminal Justice System" can now be purchased for $19.95 as a trade paperback on Amazon.com. (For a limited time, "Beyond Punishment" can be purchased on Amazon.com for only $14.99 before the standard price becomes effective). Click here to access Beyond Punishment on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Punishment-In... NAMI has received an overwhelmingly positive response to "Beyond Punishment" since releasing it in December, 2008, with many individuals and organizations indicating an interest in being able to purchase a high quality, professionally bound version of the book. The Amazon version is particularly appropriate for libraries, use in professional trainings, and as a resource guide for organizations.
"Beyond Punishment" continues to be available free-of-charge at the Criminal Justice Resources section of our website,
www.nami.org/sites/namimetrobaltimore. "Beyond Punishment" is a comprehensive practical guide to assisting individuals with mental illness who interact with Maryland ’s criminal justice system. It provides information and critical resources to family members and others concerned about people who are involved with the criminal justice system, whether in jail awaiting trial, in prison serving a sentence, or on probation or parole. It also discusses ways to help prevent a mental health crisis from leading to an arrest and subsequent involvement in the criminal justice system, as well as how to get mental health crisis services, including voluntary and involuntary evaluations. "Beyond Punishment" deals with the mental health and criminal justice systems of Maryland with a focus on Baltimore City and Baltimore County . With permission from NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore, it can also be used as a template for other jurisdictions.
Please contact NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore at 410-435-2600 if you have any questions or would like further information.
POSTED BY:
Agnes B. Levine
Founder/President, Levine-Oliver Publisher
www.levineoliverpublisher.com, Facebook me!
Author of: "Cooling Well Water: A Collection of Work By An
African-American Bipolar Woman" ISBN 13 978-0-9754612-0-4
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Posted By: agnes levine
Wednesday, April 15th 2009 at 5:47PM
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