Too often the standard response to substance use and mental health crises has been harmful and punitive. Join us for Bridging Connections and Building Alternatives to Incarceration, a bi-monthly series where attendees will learn about local harm reduction efforts helping to keep communities safe in Detroit and beyond. 

This is a first-of-its-kind statewide learning community to help end mass incarceration in Michigan. It is  designed for advocates and practitioners actively engaged in efforts related to community violence intervention, police accountability/ending police harm, restorative justice, alternative emergency response, re-entry, and other innovative approaches to enhance public safety and prevent incarceration in Michigan.

Moderator:

Alexandria Hughes, Center for Behavioral Health and Justice, Public Health Vending Machine Program

Speakers:

• Ashley Shukiat, alliance member, Michigan Drug Users Health Alliance (MIDUHA)
• Valerie Kelley-Bonner, founder and executive director, Strategies to Overcome Obstacles and Avoid Recidivism (SOOAR)
• Zee St. James, collective member and organizer, ANSWER Detroit

The hosts of this learning community are members of hosts of this learning community, are members of the Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration (MI-CEMI), including Detroit Justice Center, Friends of Restorative Justice, Emergent Justice, and Michigan Roundtable.

Join the learning community and register for the event here.