Mental Health Policies
Jewish Family Service presents a Behavioral Health event, “Putting the Puzzle Together: Mental Health Policy and Community Options.” Begins at 5:30 pm with a resource fair and light appetizers and continues with a panel discussion from 6:45 pm to 8:30 pm.
Parents and families can offer crucial support for loved ones living with mental illness by advocating with doctors, contributing and monitoring a treatment plan, and conveying hope. However, families can also become frustrated when confronted by the obstacles of patient privacy laws and competency standards, especially if a loved one with a serious mental illness is resistant to treatment. The panel is designed as a conversation to explore how the puzzle of mental health policies fits with family and community interest.
Featured panelists include Jim Fix, PsyD, Executive Director of Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT); Michael Krelstein, MD, Clinical Director of San Diego Behavioral Health; and Jeff G. Elias, Esq., Attorney and Consultant in Criminal & Mental Health Law. Info: 858-637-3350.