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TASC News Reduced Recidivism, Deflection from Justice Involvement, Family Reunification among TASC 2018 Highlights Reduced Recidivism, Deflection from Justice Involvement, Family Reunification among TASC 2018 Highlights	TASC News Illinois Treatment Outcomes Highlight Effectiveness of TASC Specialized Case Management Illinois Treatment Outcomes Highlight Effectiveness of TASC Specialized Case Management	TASC News Nearing 1,000 Served, Supportive Release Center Changes Lives Nearing 1,000 Served, Supportive Release Center Changes Lives	Related Issues U.S. drug overdose death rates the highest among wealthy nations, USC study finds U.S. drug overdose death rates the highest among wealthy nations, USC study finds
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TWITTER "The need for initiatives like these, as well as for more legal options and social services for mothers facing criminal charges, has surged, advocates say, in step with the explosive growth of the number of people in lockup--particularly women." https://t.co/uOnJBURZoU (via @CNN) https://t.co/5jQztfz9OS Mar 22, 2019	TWITTER New CDC report shows that rates of fentanyl overdoses increased rapidly from 2013 to 2016. Read about this and more in today's Health & Justice in the News. https://t.co/LCHjvTjxSi Mar 21, 2019	TWITTER @clagaffney We agree that it's essential to prevent collateral consequences and expand diversion. We and many others are working to improve these for individuals and systemically. We don't accept these barriers to health and success, but we do acknowledge that these barriers currently exist. Mar 21, 2019	TWITTER RT @AddictionPolicy: Intervening early greatly increases the likelihood of a full recovery. Learn what to do in a crisis at https://t.co/Od… Mar 21, 2019

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"The need for initiatives like these, as well as for more legal options and social services for mothers facing criminal charges, has surged, advocates say, in step with the explosive growth of the number of people in lockup--particularly women." https://t.co/uOnJBURZoU (via @CNN) https://t.co/5jQztfz9OS

Mar 22, 2019

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New CDC report shows that rates of fentanyl overdoses increased rapidly from 2013 to 2016. Read about this and more in today's Health & Justice in the News. https://t.co/LCHjvTjxSi

Mar 21, 2019

TWITTER

@clagaffney We agree that it's essential to prevent collateral consequences and expand diversion. We and many others are working to improve these for individuals and systemically. We don't accept these barriers to health and success, but we do acknowledge that these barriers currently exist.

Mar 21, 2019

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RT @AddictionPolicy: Intervening early greatly increases the likelihood of a full recovery. Learn what to do in a crisis at https://t.co/Od…

Mar 21, 2019

TWITTER @clagaffney Very unfortunate. Just one of the many collateral consequences of having a criminal conviction. https://t.co/phbsML46E6 Mar 21, 2019	TWITTER RT @SentencingProj: A new @prisonpolicy report found over 540K people who are incarcerated in local jails have not been convicted or senten… Mar 20, 2019	TWITTER RT @PTAC_Collab: PTACC Ticker: Week of March 20 - Outstanding Criminal Justice Programs; Law Enforcement Responses to Mental Health Crisis… Mar 20, 2019	TWITTER TASC staff with @TASC_Pam host a watch party of Communities Striving for Peace and Prosperity - A Mayoral Candidates Forum. #inVESTinChi https://t.co/vRX0IfoYqm Mar 19, 2019

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@clagaffney Very unfortunate. Just one of the many collateral consequences of having a criminal conviction. https://t.co/phbsML46E6

Mar 21, 2019

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RT @SentencingProj: A new @prisonpolicy report found over 540K people who are incarcerated in local jails have not been convicted or senten…

Mar 20, 2019

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RT @PTAC_Collab: PTACC Ticker: Week of March 20 - Outstanding Criminal Justice Programs; Law Enforcement Responses to Mental Health Crisis…

Mar 20, 2019

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TASC staff with @TASC_Pam host a watch party of Communities Striving for Peace and Prosperity - A Mayoral Candidates Forum. #inVESTinChi https://t.co/vRX0IfoYqm

Mar 19, 2019

TWITTER RT @inVESTChi: Join us for the Communities Striving for Peace and Prosperity: A Mayoral Candidates Forum livestream now! #inVESTinChi https… Mar 19, 2019	TWITTER Today at 4pm! We’ll be there. Use the link below to join the livestream and follow the conversation with #inVESTinChi https://t.co/Lp86GYBZKR Mar 19, 2019	TWITTER In FY18, TASC reached more than 44,000 people in justice, corrections, child welfare, and health systems across IL, including in-depth services for nearly 14,000 adults and youth. Learn more about how we're helping people achieve health and well-being: https://t.co/TNUyTTECp8 Mar 18, 2019	TWITTER Co-author of @UnitedHospFund report on families & addiction: “We’re not going to solve this problem by demonizing parents or pregnant women w/ substance use disorder...we have to surround these vulnerable families with treatment resources and supports..." https://t.co/SwaHrl4lgp Mar 15, 2019

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RT @inVESTChi: Join us for the Communities Striving for Peace and Prosperity: A Mayoral Candidates Forum livestream now! #inVESTinChi https…

Mar 19, 2019

TWITTER

Today at 4pm! We’ll be there. Use the link below to join the livestream and follow the conversation with #inVESTinChi https://t.co/Lp86GYBZKR

Mar 19, 2019

TWITTER

In FY18, TASC reached more than 44,000 people in justice, corrections, child welfare, and health systems across IL, including in-depth services for nearly 14,000 adults and youth. Learn more about how we're helping people achieve health and well-being: https://t.co/TNUyTTECp8

Mar 18, 2019

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Co-author of @UnitedHospFund report on families & addiction: “We’re not going to solve this problem by demonizing parents or pregnant women w/ substance use disorder...we have to surround these vulnerable families with treatment resources and supports..." https://t.co/SwaHrl4lgp

Mar 15, 2019

TWITTER

"The need for initiatives like these, as well as for more legal options and social services for mothers facing criminal charges, has surged, advocates say, in step with the explosive growth of the number of people in lockup--particularly women." https://t.co/uOnJBURZoU (via @CNN) https://t.co/5jQztfz9OS

Mar 22, 2019
TWITTER

New CDC report shows that rates of fentanyl overdoses increased rapidly from 2013 to 2016. Read about this and more in today's Health & Justice in the News. https://t.co/LCHjvTjxSi

Mar 21, 2019
TWITTER

@clagaffney We agree that it's essential to prevent collateral consequences and expand diversion. We and many others are working to improve these for individuals and systemically. We don't accept these barriers to health and success, but we do acknowledge that these barriers currently exist.

Mar 21, 2019
TWITTER

RT @AddictionPolicy: Intervening early greatly increases the likelihood of a full recovery. Learn what to do in a crisis at https://t.co/Od…

Mar 21, 2019

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TASC News

Reduced Recidivism, Deflection from Justice Involvement, Family Reunification among TASC 2018 Highlights

Reduced Recidivism, Deflection from Justice Involvement, Family Reunification among TASC 2018 Highlights

TASC News

Illinois Treatment Outcomes Highlight Effectiveness of TASC Specialized Case Management

Illinois Treatment Outcomes Highlight Effectiveness of TASC Specialized Case Management

TASC News

Nearing 1,000 Served, Supportive Release Center Changes Lives

Nearing 1,000 Served, Supportive Release Center Changes Lives

Related Issues

U.S. drug overdose death rates the highest among wealthy nations, USC study finds

U.S. drug overdose death rates the highest among wealthy nations, USC study finds

TASC News

Training for Law Enforcement on Substance Use Disorders: Issue Brief by TASC Center for Health and Justice

Training for Law Enforcement on Substance Use Disorders: Issue Brief by TASC Center for Health and Justice

TASC News

Governor Pritzker Establishes New Justice, Equity and Opportunity Initiative

Governor Pritzker Establishes New Justice, Equity and Opportunity Initiative

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