We are a coalition of people committed to changing the policies, laws and practices that continue to incarcerate people with mental illness and release them into dangerous and unsupported environments. Our coalition is made up of survivors of the mental health and criminal justice system but also family members, advocates and other allies who want to lend their voice of reason and wisdom to public discussion.

These issues affect thousands of DC residents, but many of us are unsure how to make a difference. One method is to join with others who want to improve the District’s current way of operating. As we join as a community, we build strength in numbers and can speak with a collective voice that cannot be ignored!!!

The Criminal Justice/Mental Health Organizing Group meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. and the last Friday of every month at 1 p.m. at University Legal Services 220 I St NE, Suite 130, Wash. DC 20002.

Please contact Wallace Kirby if you would like to receive notices of our upcoming activities at 202-547-0198 ext 130.

What do the MENTAL HEALTH and the CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS
in DC have in COMMON?

They both need YOU to speak up
to improve the way they work!

Come join P.E.E.R.S, a consumer-led group that is organizing for better laws, better policies, and better systems that work FOR US.

Next Meeting: Jan 28th, Friday from 1 to 3 p.m.
220 I Street, NE, Suite 130
WASHINGTON DC 20002

Our goal is to build a MOVEMENT led by criminal justice/mental health survivors and our friends, families and supporters:

• We build relationships with each other.
• We do research to find solutions to the problems impacting us.
• We find key decision makers and meet with them to get answers.
• We take action to advance your rights and improve reentry outcomes for mental health consumers.
• We meet twice a month:
  Every 2nd Tuesday at 6:00 pm and last Friday at 1:00 pm at the ULS office.

RSVP to Wallace at 202-547-0198 ext 130 if you plan to attend.