From Punishment to Public Health (P2PH) partnered with the NYC Justice Peer Initiative and the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) to host a regional state forum that highlighted key issues at the intersections of mental health, substance use, housing insecurity, and involvement with the criminal legal system. Amid recurrent fearmongering about falsely labeled “dangerous mentally ill” homeless individuals targeted for forced removal and coerced treatment, the event was designed to foster discussion around investment opportunities to address service gaps and create a more integrated behavioral health system to meet the needs of New York City’s most vulnerable residents.

Agenda:

8:30am           Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:10                 Welcome & Table-Setting

• Jeff Coots, P2PH Director
• Helen “Skip” Skipper, Executive Director, NYC Justice Peer Initiative

9:45                 Seat at the Table Campaign

• Steve Coe, Social Justice Policy Collective
• Christina Sparrock, Member of AD 58 Assemblymember Monique Chandler-Waterman's Mental Health Task Force

11:00               Special Guest: Samra G. Brouk, Chair of Committee on Mental Health, New York State Senate, 55^th Senate District

11:30              Treatment Not Jails Campaign

• Casey Dalporto, Sr. Policy Attorney, New York County Defender Services
• Mark Graham, Executive Director, The Redemption Center
• Jeffrey Berman, Attorney, Mental Health Unit, The Legal Aid Society

12:30 pm        Peer Service Alternatives and Advocacy

• Harvey Rosenthal, CEO, NYAPRS
• Luke Sikinyi, Public Policy Director, NYAPRS

1:00                 Lunch & Networking Hour

2:00                 Close

Full Agenda here.

Full Conference Recording below: