Personally Speaking: The Law is Personal Hello John, We are excited to share with you the tenth Personally Speaking blog in our 12-part series of staff stories. This week’s blog was written by Director of Policy Brian Stettin. In his blog, Brian recounts how, as a newly hired assistant New York attorney general in 1999, he was tasked with creating a proposal to address the state’s broken mental health system after the tragic death of Kendra Webdale, who was pushed in front of an oncoming train by a man with schizophrenia and a long history of cycling through the mental healthcare system. Working closely with the Treatment Advocacy Center, Brian wrote a proposal for a new outpatient commitment law in New York, which was signed into law 10 months later and dubbed Kendra’s Law in her memory. For Brian, his work is personal. As he writes, “I went on to serve another 10 years in New York state government, but no assignment I worked on would ever mean as much to me as those first eight months working side-by-side with TAC and the Webdales to develop Kendra’s Law and get it across the finish line.” We know that for you, this work is personal too. To help us continue to advocate for better laws like Kendra’s Law, make a donation today. Please make your gift to the Treatment Advocacy Center today. Thank you. DONATE Treatment Advocacy Center | Website ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Treatment Advocacy Center | 200 N Glebe Rd, Ste 801, Arlington, VA 22203 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!