Action Alerts
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Partners Meetings
- Board of Directors Meeting Sept 30, 2009 (read more)
Upcoming Events
- State Mental Health Planning Council Jul 16 - 17, 2009 (read more)
- CJMHSA Reinvestment Grant Conference Jul 23 - 24, 2009 (read more)
- FADAA Annual Conference Aug 12, 2009 (read more)
- FL Council for Community Mental Health Annual Conference Sept 2, 2009 (read more)
- South Florida Rally for Recovery Sept 12, 2009 (read more)
Partners in Crisis is supported in part by grants from the JEHT and Florida Bar Foundations 
News & Information
Partners in Crisis to co-host 2009 Criminal Justice Reinvestment Grant Symposium
“Meeting the Challenges Ahead” is the theme of this year’s Criminal Justice Reinvestment Grant Symposium, July 23-24, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 7800 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, FL. Presentations will emphasize sustainability... (read more)
Drug court, other key bills signed by Governor
UPDATED June 19--A bill that would expand the use of drug courts as an alternative to incarceration for individuals with substance use disorders was signed May 27 by Governor Charlie Crist. The new law expands the option of participation in a post-adjudicatory... (read more)
Fiscal concerns lead to defeat of innovative criminal justice diversion bill
Despite a strong advocacy effort led by Partners in Crisis and the Florida Department of Children & Families, a bill to develop and expand effective community-based forensic mental health treatment options was rejected by Florida legislators during... (read more)
Reinvestment grants among the $22.3 million in behavioral health funding saved from budget ax
As the 2009 regular legislative session ended, there was some good news in a bad budget year for Florida’s mental health and substance abuse system. A total of $22.3 million of the $30 million or more in cuts that had loomed at the beginning... (read more)
Coalition seeks to ensure access to medications for Florida Medicaid patients
Ensuring access to appropriate medications for Medicaid patients, especially those with mental illnesses, will be a continuing focus this year for the Florida Coalition for Open Access Steering Committee.Coalition members are concerned that Florida’s... (read more)
Our mission is to promote community collaboration across the mental health, substance abuse and criminal justice systems to reduce contact of people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders with the justice system and support their recovery.
