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Advocating for Mental Health Care in the Justice System
Mental illness can affect anyone, and everyone deserves access to the care and treatment they need. For individuals with mental illness who are justice-involved, the lack of resources, comprehensive treatment, and proper training within the criminal justice system creates significant barriers to recovery. FFIMI is a Massachusetts-based organization dedicated to advocating for compassionate, effective mental health care for those impacted by both mental illness and the justice system. We believe that legal circumstances should never be a barrier to receiving humane, comprehensive treatment.
Our Mission & Vision
Our Mission
To advocate for individuals living with serious mental illness who are involved in the criminal justice system, ensuring they receive a continuum of proper psychiatric care, medical treatment, and clinical services across every stage of the legal and justice systems.
Our Vision
We envision a world where all individuals affected by mental illness—regardless of their legal circumstances—are treated with dignity and compassion, and have access to comprehensive, therapeutic, and recovery-oriented mental health care.
FFIMI BLOG
We seek to amplify the voices of those affected by mental illness within the justice system, share our advocacy efforts, and provide resources and information to inspire change and promote humane mental health care.
- Legislative Bill Update: Progress on Dignity and Freedom Campaign!An Update from Prisoners’ Legal Services – December 19, 2025 Greetings friends and family of incarcerated people, We hope this email finds you well. Thank you for your interest in legislative advocacy and for all your collaboration in helping to push PLS’ Dignity and Freedom Campaign Bills forward. We are very excited to say that the House side of the Joint Committee on… Continue reading Legislative Bill Update: Progress on Dignity and Freedom Campaign!
- Hope for Change: What We Can Learn from Frans Douw’s Visit to MassachusettsIn October, FFIMI and the Bridgewater State Hospital Family and Friends were honored to sponsor Frans Douw, a global humanitarian with more than 50 years of experience in closed institutions. He has worked with juveniles, forensic psychiatry, and has been a warden in several houses of detention and prisons for men and women in… Continue reading Hope for Change: What We Can Learn from Frans Douw’s Visit to Massachusetts
- Who to Call When You Have Health Concerns for an Incarcerated Loved One in the Massachusetts DOCIt can be confusing and stressful to know where to turn when your incarcerated loved one is struggling with a physical or mental health issue. The Massachusetts Department of Correction does provide a way for family members to share health concerns, but the contact information can be difficult to find. To make it easier,… Continue reading Who to Call When You Have Health Concerns for an Incarcerated Loved One in the Massachusetts DOC
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