Mental illness should not be treated as a criminal offense.
Our country's largest provider of psychiatric care are not hospitals but jails.
Imagine a community that works together with first responders in a spirit of justice; prioritizing empathy and restoration to solve this problem.
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Prevention
Intervention
Restoration
Resolved!
About 2 million times each year, people with serious mental illness are booked into jails.
Deinstitutionalization of the 1980's drove the mentally ill into the streets and jails. Jails were never meant to be hospitals, streets were never meant to be homes. The recidivism rate averages 70%! This is fiscally irresponsible.
Patients Not Prisoners Benefit Event
with Pete Earley & Meme Styles
A Day of Compassion
May 20, 2023 • 9:00am - 12:00pm
Flagler Health+ Care Connect+
100 Whetstone Pl STE 303, St. Augustine, FL 32086
What We Are Doing To Solve The Problem
Patients not Prisoners is a nonprofit working with the community and first responders to create and capitalize on empathetic solutions to bridge the gaps of our current systems.
Working together will ultimately provide safer communities and a better life for those who experience mental illness.
How We Help
It is estimated that one in four adults in the United States will experience mental illness at some point in their lives. Yet, despite this, our country has fragmented solutions to address this issue. Instead, we have criminalized those with mental illness, subjecting them to a cycle of incarceration. Patients Not Prisoners has three solutions to disrupt this problem.
Advocate For Change
Communities need a Mental Health Court and a restorative Diversion Program. We are advocating with our lawmakers to make this a reality.
Public Education
We educate the community to understand mental illness and its effects, encouraging empathy and creating a stronger family support system.
Family Support
Families are suffering too. When one is affected many are affected. We provide access to FREE therapy through Betterhelp and restorative circles to families struggling to support their loved ones.
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If you are experiencing a mental health crisis please call 911
Family Support
Families are suffering too. When one is affected many are affected. We provide access to FREE therapy through Betterhelp and restorative circles to families struggling to support their loved ones.
Contact Us
(904) 834-0335
patientsnotprisonersfl@gmail.com
