For press inquiries regarding the work of the Consensus Project, its Report, or for background information on criminal justice/mental health issues, please contact:
Martha Plotkin
Director of Communications
Justice Center
Council of State Governments
Phone: 240-482-8579
Email:
mplotkin@csg.org
Kathy Lynch
Communications Associate
Justice Center
Council of State Governments
Phone: 240-482-8583
Email:
klynch@csg.org
In addition, the following resources may be useful to media representatives interested in criminal justice/mental health issues.
- Fact Sheet: Spotlights data related to people with
mental illness in the criminal justice
system
- Consensus Project
Overview: Provides a brief description of the various projects that are a part of the CSG-led Criminal
Justice/Mental Health Consensus Project
- Consensus Project Report:
This landmark 2002 report offers strategies on developing, implementing, and evaluating collaborative
approaches to improve the criminal justice system's response to people with mental illness
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Consensus Project Publications: A complete list of publications developed by the Consensus Project available for download.
- Justice Center Press Releases: a complete list of releases issued by the Justice Center