2017 Race, Law & Mental Health Symposium

  • March 29, 2017
  • 11:30 AM - 2:00 CST
  • Power Rogers & Smith Ceremonial Courtroom, 10th Fl
  • Britney Retess, bretess@luc.edu
  • Free or $15 for 1.5 general MCLE credits
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    Loyola University Chicago School of Law¿s Race and the Law Symposium is organized by the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) and designed to raise awareness of the legal issues affecting minority communities. This symposium will seek to explore the complex dynamics of race, law, and mental health. How does culture play a role in addressing mental health issues in our society and in African-American communities? Human rights activist Leah Harris wrote: ¿A primary intersection is that the public tends to think of people with mental health problems as the violent ¿other,¿ similarly to the way young men of color are stereotyped as inherently dangerous.¿ How does her quote relate to the current civil rights movement taking place in America today? Why is there little-to-no research about race and the intersection of mental health and incarceration?

    AGENDA

    Welcome
    Neil Williams, Loyola University Chicago School of Law

    Featured Speaker Address
    Dr. Dietra D. Hawkins, Yale University
    Both and Partners, Inc.

    Panelists
    Judge Lawrence ¿Larry¿ Fox, Cook County Felony Mental Health Court Program

    Robert Harris, Cook County Public Guardian

    Joseph Monahan, Monahan Law Group, LLC

    Dr. Janice Matthews Rasheed, Loyola University School of Social Work

    Moderator: Kimberly Mills, Life After Innocence,
    Loyola University Chicago School of Law

    Q & A

    Closing Remarks
    Professor Neil Williams