
The Convergence Between Mental Illness and Criminal Justice
July 14, 2026
What Will You Learn?
- Outline our mental health care delivery system in Iowa, and many of its pitfalls.
- How we criminalize our state’s mentally ill and how we got “here”.
- Discuss my book, Anyplace but Here, and the reflections outlined in the book and allow time for questions and answers.
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Minute and 30 Seconds
CE Credit: 1.5
Presented by: Tony Thompson, Author of Anyplace But Here



