"The Liberal State and Its Mental Health Power," a free public conference examining mental health issues in society, is set for April 25-26 at the University of Wisconsin Law School's Lubar Commons (Room 7200).
Sessions will explore issues such as public control of deviant behavior; dealing with mental health challenges in schools and prisons; equity of treatment; sexual offenders; competency to stand trial; the aged and institutionalization.
The interdisciplinary event is hosted by Professor Leonard V. Kaplan of the University of Wisconsin Law School, and sponsored by the Project for Law and the Humanities, Institute for Legal Studies, Frank J. Remington Center, University of Wisconsin Law School, Mendota Mental Health Institute and State Bar of Wisconsin, with assistance from The Evjue Foundation and Forest Pharmaceuticals.
Organizers hope to attract students, faculty, attorneys, psychologists, psychiatrists, and the social services community, and any members of the community interested in attending.
For more information and to view the entire program of speakers and topics, see http://www.law.wisc.edu/ils/2003conference.htm .
Submitted by on April 23, 2003
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