Building Bridges: Consumers and Representatives of the Mental Health and Criminal Justice Systems in Dialogue

July 25, 2006 In 2003, the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health issued its final report, Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America. The report calls for transforming the way that services are provided for people who experience mental health problems throughout the country. As the lead Federal agency, the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has designated this transformation as a central focus of its work.This report, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services . . .