Melissa Fitzgerald is an actress and director of strategic engagement for All Rise, founded as the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, a training, membership, and advocacy organization for justice system innovation and reform.
These public health and public safety crises are among the paramount social challenges of our time.
And of course, we need to develop an ever-growing workforce of licensed addiction treatment providers to deliver services.
Treatment courts are a shining example of how the justice system can, and should, provide a public health-oriented response to addiction.
This year alone, 4,000 treatment courts will refer 150,000 people to treatment and recovery support.
Persons:
Martin Sheen, Melissa Fitzgerald, Melissa —, —, Andy, “, ” Melissa Fitzgerald Leah Puttkammer, Martin Sheen Michael Kovac, we’ll
Organizations:
Golden Globe, National Association of Drug Court, Public, CNN, AFI, US Centers for Disease Control, National Center, Substance, Welfare, Mental Health Administration, Research, Kennedy Center
Locations:
telehealth, Chicago, Washington , DC