This discussion, featuring Clinical Professor of Law Herschella Conyers, Brooke Whitted (Whitted, Cleary, and Takiff, LLC), and Lam Ho (Equip for Equality) was recorded on October 12, 2012 and sponsored by the
Lucy Winer's film, ""King's Park: Stories from an American Mental Institution," explores the director's own struggles with schizophrenia and her life in a New York state mental hospital during the 1960s. Lucy Winer will be on hand to discuss her film. For more information, please visit the film's website: http://king
Illinois operates nine inpatient psychiatric facilities housing approximately 1300 persons. Faced with a substantial budget deficit, on September 8, 2011, the State announced its intention to close three of these facilities. The State has also announced that it does not intend to fund alternative services in the community. Because inpatient care is generally brief,
