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Mental Health Conference at PSC Brings Area Leaders to the College

Sheriff Thomas J. Dart served as the keynote speaker for the conference, and Sen. Michael E. Hastings gave opening remarks.

Prairie State College (PSC) President Dr. Terri L. Winfree (right) recently welcomed (from left) Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart and Illinois Sen. Michael E. Hastings to PSC for the Second Annual Mental Health Conference, “Changing Perspectives and Altering Perceptions: Understanding Mental Health.” Dart served as the keynote speaker for the conference, and presented “From Washington to Chicago Heights: Roots, Effects, and Solutions for the Criminalization of Mental Illness.” Hastings gave the day’s opening remarks.

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