Law and Justice Resources
NAMI National, Jailing People with Mental Illness
NAMI Virginia, Family Member Arrested
The Stepping Up Initiative
The Stepping Up Initiative is a national effort to divert people with mental illness from jails and into treatment. The campaign brings together a powerful coalition of national organizations, including NAMI, the Council of State Governments Justice Center, the National Association of Counties, the American Psychiatric Foundation and numerous law enforcement associations, mental health organizations, and substance abuse organizations.
Legal Aid Justice Center
Virginia
The Legal Aid Justice Center has been providing legal representation for low-income individuals in Virginia since 1967. Their mission is to seek equal justice for all by solving clients’ legal problems, strengthening the voices of low-income communities, and rooting out the inequities that keep people in poverty.
NAMI Virginia, Family Member Arrested
The Stepping Up Initiative
The Stepping Up Initiative is a national effort to divert people with mental illness from jails and into treatment. The campaign brings together a powerful coalition of national organizations, including NAMI, the Council of State Governments Justice Center, the National Association of Counties, the American Psychiatric Foundation and numerous law enforcement associations, mental health organizations, and substance abuse organizations.
Legal Aid Justice Center
Virginia
The Legal Aid Justice Center has been providing legal representation for low-income individuals in Virginia since 1967. Their mission is to seek equal justice for all by solving clients’ legal problems, strengthening the voices of low-income communities, and rooting out the inequities that keep people in poverty.
