NAMI Virtual Town Hall: Peer Support in Prison - Transforming Access to Care for People Who Are Incarcerated

There is a great need for mental health and substance use disorder treatment for people who are incarcerated. Approximately 37% of people in state and federal prisons have a diagnosed mental health condition, and 65% of people incarcerated in prisons have a substance use disorder. Jails and prisons are America’s defacto mental health providers but are unable to fully meet the needs of people who are incarcerated, in part because the system was not built to provide health services. However, the use of peer programming has the potential to improve engagement and access to care for those who are incarcerated.

Register today for NAMI’s next Virtual Town Hall and join our presenters as they share how they are using peer support specialists and peer programming in jails and prisons. During this Virtual Town Hall, attendees will:

• Learn from leaders in the Connecticut Department of Corrections about how they leverage peer…