Honored to share the story of my new book Madness & be in conversation with Kate Woodsome today at the Sozosei Foundation Summit. See you soon, Philly ❤️

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Recordings of panels will be available online after the Summit.

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I cannot say enough about this book. Anyone in the field of #mentalhealth should read it.

To fix the U.S. health system, we must understand what it's built on — a myth. Antonia Hylton spent a decade documenting how this myth calcified. Honored to be speaking with her about #Crownsville Sozosei Foundation to ensure #MentalIllnessIsNotACrime . Read Madness: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/antonia…

So excited to be in Philadelphia for the next few days. Tomorrow, I'll be in conversation with comrades from Pregnancy Justice | @pregnancyjust.bsky.social Lourdes Rivera, Williams Institute Nathan Cisneros, Sozosei Foundation Melissa Beck discussing the criminalization of healthcare. Sex, Drugs, and Mental Health oh my!

A gentle reminder that asking for help is really brave. 💙

If you’re struggling or are in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.

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Food is as important as anything else at a meeting, and that's why we are excited to work with 12th Street Catering to ensure guests and panelists are as inspired by the food choices as they are by the pivotal conversations happening on stage.

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🧵3/3 Learn more about our organization’s work towards ending police violence in the US by the yr 2038

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Help us share The Right Response directory to reduce law enforcement interactions with those having #mentalhealth emergencies #mentalillnessisnotacrime

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We are excited to see the work of our grantee partner 1 Million Madly Motivated Moms (1M4) being recognized by Good Morning America, especially their promotion of The Right Response directory, which gives people in the US 250+ opportunities to ensure a medical response to mental health emergencies. #MentalIllnessIsNotACrime

Our President, Lourdes Rivera, is speaking at the 2024 Sozosei Summit to Decriminalize Mental Illness!

Incarceration will never be the best way to address mental health needs, substance use disorders, or lack of access to healthcare. People deserve care, not criminalization.

Want to catch up on key topics discussed at past Sozosei Foundation summits? Recordings of panels and keynotes from 2020, 2021 and 2022 can be found on our YouTube channel via the link below!

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Next week, we will assemble some of the brightest minds in the US to collaborate on solutions to expand access to #MentalHealthcare in order to decriminalize mental illness.

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The Sozosei Foundation is honored to welcome many distinguished speakers from across the United States for the 2024 Sozosei Summit to Decriminalize Mental Illness, April 16 – 17, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA.

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1.9 million people are detained across the United States. But how many are there simply due to #MentalIllness ?

Prison Policy Init.

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Congratulations to our grantee Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law on receiving a $2 million gift from the  #YieldGivingOpenCall  – managed by Lever for Change.

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In this bonus episode of #CallDeclined , we hear echoes of trauma, abuse, & incarceration across generations. We see a system that often declines calls for help but we also find hope for a world where those calls are answered. Listen now at lemonadamedia.com/show/calldecli… Lemonada Media

We're honored to support UChicago Health Labs. The Inform988 Primer compiles 988 information into a centralized location, with an overview of 988's origins, implementation, & challenges. Learn more at rebrand.ly/x8t411d

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