Periagoge
Scenario

When jails become the default response to mental health crises

The jail in our county is the largest mental health facility and I watch my patients cycle through it over and over because we have nowhere else to send them.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A mental health worker confronts how society warehouses suffering instead of healing it.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mass incarceration — causes and critique?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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