The
Criminal
Justice
Action
Committee
meets
the
first
Wednesday
of
every
month,
from
7 to
8:30
PM
at
Alexian
Center
for
Mental
Health,
3350
Salt
Creek
Lane-Suite
#114,
Arlington
Heights.
We
are
part
of
the
National
Alliance
on
Mental
Illness-Barrington
Area
NAMI
Barrington
Area
(NAMIBA)
is a
not-for-profit
organization
that
offers
programs
and
services
primarily
for
those
in
the
suburbs
near
Barrington,
Illinois,
but
we
welcome
anyone,
regardless
of
where
they
live
or
work.
NAMI
Barrington
Area
is
an
affiliate
of
NAMI,
the
National
Alliance
on
Mental
Illness.
Please
join
us
on
Wednesday,
September
1,
2010.
If
you
have
any
questions,
please
call
Joseph
M.
Jason
at
(847)537-3009
or
e-mail
him
at
jmj2400@yahoo.com.
The
goals
of
the
Criminal
Justice
Action
Committee
are:
assisting
families
in
crisis
with
best
practice
methods
of
dealing
with
having
a
loved
one
in
the
legal
system,
advocating
for
CIT
Training
in
police
departments,
educating
prosecutors,
judges,
and
public
defenders
about
organic
brain
disorders,
advocating
for
more
mental
health
courts
in
Illinois,
advocating
for
proper
step
down
programs(This
includes
housing
and
medication,
visiting
jails/prison
in
Illinois
and seeing
firsthand
how
the
mentally
ill
are
treated
and
give
reports),
and
advocating
for
juvenile
justice.
This
includes
adoptive
families
who
make
up a
disproportionate
number
in
the
juvenile
courts.
For
more
information,
email
Joseph
M.
Jason
or
phone
him
at
(847)
537-3009.
Help
us
make
a
difference.
