Whole Person Project with Kirk Noaker
Reimagining Justice: Exploring Texas Innovations in Mental HealthShow Notes
For our very first episode of Reimagining Justice, we are joined by Kirk Noaker, Senior Specialist of Mental Health & Criminal Justice at the Arc of Texas. Kirk talks to us about the Whole Person Project, which seeks to expand access to quality mental health services for adult Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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