Webinar: Judges and Psychiatrists Leadership Initiative Annual Leadership Summit 2023
The Council of State Governments Justice Center will host the third annual summit of the Judges and Psychiatrists Leadership Initiative on May 18 at 8 p.m. EST. In addition to honoring the Judge Stephen S. Goss Leadership Awardees, the webinar will include a panel discussion spotlighting efforts to decriminalize mental health and substance use disorders.
The global COVID-19 public health emergency was declared over by the World Health Organization, but public health officials need to remain vigilant for the next one. Could it be avian flu or a different pathogen that jumps from animals to people? At the end of May, the federal government is launching the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility to monitor and respond to biological threats involving human, zoonotic and foreign animal diseases.




