Dear Richard Schwermer

This is just too good not to share!

See why people from around the country are flocking to Miami to see the - first of it's kind - facility to address the over-representation of people living with serious mental illnesses who are homeless, in the criminal justice system, and held prisoner in their own minds.

This is substantial. What other leaders are willing to roll up their sleeves and do the necessary hard work to stand up, and operationalize, facilities?

Judge Leifman is solving the homeless crisis by more than just talk, handing out water bottles, socks and granola bars. This was what I had proposed for Charity Hospital  in New Orleans and how I met Judge Steve Leifman.

We could have been half done by now!

“As we approach Stress Awareness Month in May, learn how Miami is helping its most vulnerable population take back their lives. Join me in welcoming The Honorable Judge Steve Leifman of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit as we discuss mental health in Miami’s homeless community and the opening of the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, a pioneer facility that will change lives and assist Miami in achieving its goal of functional zero. The facility, I like to refer to as a resort because of its thoughtful decor and amenities, will be a one-stop shop for primary care and psychiatric services for unhoused people with acute mental illnesses who are in the criminal justice system or at risk of entering it.”