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Not Before Time: Lived Experience Led Justice and Repair

Mad in America

There are some hopeful threads, including a lived experience-led residential service and a legislated opt-out advocacy service, run by Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) , a government-funded organisation that has demonstrated exemplary practices in supporting consumer rights, dignity and autonomy.

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People Need Help, Not Handcuffs: Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System

NAMI

This blog post is dedicated to Kimberlys partner of 22 years, who died in 2024. When Kimberly was released from prison, she met him at a homeless shelter where he was volunteering, and he served Kimberly her first meal out of prison.