In America, there are more individuals living with serious mental illness detained in jails and prisons than being served in psychiatric treatment centers. Most of these incarcerated people lack access to mental health services that could help them recover. As a result, they often are subject to violence and ongoing suffering while imprisoned, and they struggle to find their footing when released into the community.
Thomas J. Moran Award Recipient
The Nathaniel Project
Organization
Center for Alternative Sentencing & Employment Services (CASES)
Program
The Nathaniel Project
Partners
Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
New York State Office of Mental Health
New York County (Manhattan) Supreme Court
Howie the Harp Advocacy Center
The Nathaniel Project
Center for Alternative Sentencing & Employment Services (CASES)
151 Lawrence Street, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
What makes the Nathaniel Project unique is the incredible reputation they’ve developed with the courts and the district attorney’s office. They’ve proven that when we dedicate resources into giving people community treatment, as opposed to locking them up, public safety is increased, and lives are changed for the better.”
Jeffrey Berman
Mental Health Attorney, Legal Aid Society