In this episode, we are joined by Jerri Clark, the Resource and Advocacy Manager at Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC). She highlights the essential role family care partners play when someone with a severe mental illness encounters the legal system. Clark dedicates her work to the memory of her son, Calvin, who died from suicide at 23 after a four-year struggle with a severe mental illness that was poorly cared for within a system full of barriers.

Helpful resources:

• Understanding SMI Resource One Pager - Treatment Advocacy Center
• Criminal Legal Resource One Pager - Treatment Advocacy Center
• HIPAA Resource One Pager - Treatment Advocacy Center
• HIPAA Privacy Rule and Sharing Information Related to Mental Health (HHS.gov)

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*Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the JCMH, the Supreme Court of Texas, or the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The material and information presented here are for general information purposes only.