2016 Summit on Women, Gender and Well-being at UW Madison

Our proposal to present a workshop at the April 2016 Summit on Women, Gender, and Well-being‏ was accepted. Advocating for Humane Treatment of Women in the Wisconsin Women's Correctional System. There are over 2,000 women in the Wisconsin Women's Correctional System. These women face a lifetime of stigma. Over 70% of incarcerated women have mental health and/or substance use disorder issues as well as trauma issues. These women are forgotten in the areas of adequate health care, skills training, employment, civil rights protection and humane treatment during and after incarceration. This workshop will discuss the ways that the community is and can be active in supporting the women during incarceration and upon re-entry into the community. The Demeter Foundation works from a holistic model and advocates from the "I Am a Person First" perspective.
For additional information on the conference visit: http://womenstudies.wisc.edu/WSC/annualconf.htm