WHAT: Criminal Justice Conference:  “Mental Illness and Treatment:  Past, Present and Future” 
 
WHERE: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW - Washington, DC    

WHEN: Friday, November 2 - 9:00am-5:00pm 
 
WHO: Chief Judge Lee F. Satterfield, DC Superior Court; Russell F. Canan, Presiding Judge, Criminal Division; Judge Ann O’Regan Keary, Mental Health Community Court Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison, Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and author,  An Unquiet Mind Dr. George Woods, Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine Dr. James H. Fallon, Professor, UC Irvine School of Medicine  Dr. William Carpenter,  Director, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center As well as presentations by the DC Department of Mental Health and the Metropolitan   Police Department 
 
The theme of the 2012 Criminal Justice Conference is “Mental Illness and Treatment: Past, Present and Future.” Panelists and moderators will explore the ways in which treatments of mental illness have changed and continue to do so.  After attending the conference, attendees will have a better understanding of mental illness, current treatment modalities and the impact on the criminal justice system.    
 
The 2012 Criminal Justice Conference website is www.cjc2012.com. By visiting the website, attendees can see  the event schedule, see biographical sketches of panelists and moderators, as well as conference materials. 
 
PRESS:  Contact Leah Gurowitz if you would like to attend. (202) 879-1700