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CPCS 2015 Award Recipients to be Honored at May 5, 2015 Awards Ceremony
Each year, the Committee for Public Counsel Services recognizes the work of individuals who dedicate their careers to overcoming injustice, […]
Nancy Hathaway Receives Juvenile Bar Association Award
Nancy Hathaway, a supervising attorney in CPCS’s Children and Family Law Division office in Boston, was honored by the Juvenile […]
Reasonable Accommodations: Do the lives of the mentally ill matter to the Supreme Court?
This week the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of San Francisco v. Sheehan. The case could settle […]
From the MOLST Folks: 2014 Update to Massachusetts Expert Panel on End of Life Care Report
This one in a series of reports on end of life care from UMass. It highlights issues relating to the […]
Huffington Post Op Ed: Elements of a Public Policy Discussion Concerning the Treatment of Mental Illness
Not sure if I see everything the way the author does, but Brad Reed asks some good questions. “We are […]
Boston Globe – Nursing Homes Closing – Residents Must Move
Hundreds of frail nursing home residents have been forced to move as a growing number of Massachusetts nursing homes have […]
Out of Detention: How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline – Harvard Political Review
A single instance of incarceration in a young person’s life increases the risk of future imprisonment, at a cost to […]
Campaign to Change Direction: Raising Awareness about Mental Health
Today, in support of her Joining Forces initiative, the Michelle Obama spoke at the launch of The Campaign to Change […]
From homeless to a home. Read Mark Mack’s story of getting stable housing.
After years of homelessness and stints in jail, he finally has stable housing, which is a key to further success. […]