Description
Join us for a Discussion on
BRIDGEWATER STATE HOSPITAL: KEEPING A COMMITMENT TO MUCH NEEDED CHANGE
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Doors open at 5:00 pm for light refreshments
Update on Current Status of BSH: 6:15 – 6:45 pm
Input from the Community: 6:45 – 8:15 pm
Presenters:
Stan Eichner, Director of Litigation, Disability Law Center
James Pingeon, Litigation Director, Prisoners’ Legal Services
Moderator:
Christine Griffin, Executive Director, Disability Law Center
Facts:
- Bridgewater State Hospital (BSH), a medium security correctional facility, not only houses mentally ill prisoners convicted of crimes but also people awaiting trial and evaluation for mental illness and people housed there because of civil commitments.
- Massachusetts is one of only two states where mentally ill persons in the criminal justice system are not treated in a facility run by the Department of Mental Health.
- The Disability Law Center, NAMI, and Prisoners’ Legal Services have made recommendations for major reform of BSH.
- WE WANT YOUR INPUT – Do you have a family member at BSH or one who has been there in the past? Have you been a patient at BSH? Are you concerned about the state of mental health treatment in the Department of Corrections? If so, we want to hear from you.
RSVP by April 1st to Amanda at mail@dlc-ma.org or 617-723-8455 x 123
Contact Amanda if you have any questions or need an accommodation
** Please Note This Is A Scent Free Event **
This event is free and open to the public
Sponsored By:
Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Disability Law Center, NAMI Massachusetts and NAMI Cambridge