Journalist Alisa Roth is author of Insane: America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness. She discusses the mental healthcare crisis in the U.S. criminal justice system. Roth gave a talk at the UO titled "America's Hidden Mental Health Crisis" on March 12, 2019 as the 2018-19 Lorwin Lecturer in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.

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The Oregon Humanities Center is the sole interdisciplinary umbrella organization for the humanities at the University of Oregon. We encourage scholars to articulate their ideas in language that is accessible both to scholars in other fields and to the general public. The OHC sponsors a wide array of free public programs designed to provide a forum for discussion of and reflection on important issues.

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UO Today With Alisa Roth

UO Today With Alisa Roth