Diversity Colloquium: 'Men of Color, Mental Health and the Correctional System'

Monday, February 20, 2017 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Panelists Tom Eachus, Black Hawk-Grundy Mental Health Center; David Goodson, civil rights activist; Bill Tate, Dept. of Correctional Services; and Cora Turner, associate superintendent of Waterloo Schools, will discuss men of color in the correctional system.Topics include: How do men of color (in disproportionate numbers) get into the correctional system in the first place? Is there a disciplinary pipeline? How can mental health counseling serve a s a reasonable and useful intervention tool? How can men of color be assisted by mental health counseling during and after their sentences? Kim Baker will be the facilitator.

 

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Library 301
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