Missouri State Public Defender

“People with mental illness deserve help, not handcuffs.”

This phrase (courtesy of NAMI) was the theme of our 2026 Client Centered Advocacy Workshop on Understanding Mental Illness. Thank you to SLU LAW for partnering with us as we brought together MSPD team members from around the state last week. Through innovative action plans rooted in empathy, we can forge better outcomes for clients with mental illnesses (and their communities)!

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