Judge Steven Leifman

For him to do it meant a lot, but it also meant a lot for the cause and for the issue. And for that, I am eternally grateful. And I've ended up developing a wonderful friendship with our local archbishop here in Florida. He actually had me give one of the keynotes

For him to do it meant a lot, but it also meant a lot for the cause and for the issue. And for that, I am eternally grateful. And I've ended up developing a wonderful friendship with our local archbishop here in Florida. He actually had me give one of the keynotes

For him to do it meant a lot, but it also meant a lot for the cause and for the issue. And for that, I am eternally grateful. And I've ended up developing a wonderful friendship with our local archbishop here in Florida. He actually had me give one of the keynotes

speeches recently to all the new priests in Florida which was great so we could talk to them about mental health and what they can be doing when people approach them because I used to be on the board of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation and one of the things that we learned is that by a wide far margin more people go to their clergy for mental health than they do a psychiatrist and you want to make sure that the clergy are well informed and they are well educated and

speeches recently to all the new priests in Florida which was great so we could talk to them about mental health and what they can be doing when people approach them because I used to be on the board of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation and one of the things that we learned is that by a wide far margin more people go to their clergy for mental health than they do a psychiatrist and you want to make sure that the clergy are well informed and they are well educated and

speeches recently to all the new priests in Florida which was great so we could talk to them about mental health and what they can be doing when people approach them because I used to be on the board of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation and one of the things that we learned is that by a wide far margin more people go to their clergy for mental health than they do a psychiatrist and you want to make sure that the clergy are well informed and they are well educated and

and that they don't try to convince people it's the devil or something like that. The Catholic Church is pretty sophisticated, but they really appreciated learning about these issues. So it's been a wonderful experience.

and that they don't try to convince people it's the devil or something like that. The Catholic Church is pretty sophisticated, but they really appreciated learning about these issues. So it's been a wonderful experience.

and that they don't try to convince people it's the devil or something like that. The Catholic Church is pretty sophisticated, but they really appreciated learning about these issues. So it's been a wonderful experience.

I'm actually optimistic. I think many of us have been working and toiling in this field for a good 20 years, and a lot of groundwork and infrastructure has been laid. And I think the country, if we don't kill ourselves politically, I think the country is, this may be the last issue everyone seems to agree on, is poised to tackle this issue.

I'm actually optimistic. I think many of us have been working and toiling in this field for a good 20 years, and a lot of groundwork and infrastructure has been laid. And I think the country, if we don't kill ourselves politically, I think the country is, this may be the last issue everyone seems to agree on, is poised to tackle this issue.

I'm actually optimistic. I think many of us have been working and toiling in this field for a good 20 years, and a lot of groundwork and infrastructure has been laid. And I think the country, if we don't kill ourselves politically, I think the country is, this may be the last issue everyone seems to agree on, is poised to tackle this issue.

I think people, whether you're coming from the right because you think it's ridiculous how much we're wasting in taxes, or you come from the left and you think it's horrible how we're treating this population, everybody agrees it's not working and it needs and can be fixed.

I think people, whether you're coming from the right because you think it's ridiculous how much we're wasting in taxes, or you come from the left and you think it's horrible how we're treating this population, everybody agrees it's not working and it needs and can be fixed.

I think people, whether you're coming from the right because you think it's ridiculous how much we're wasting in taxes, or you come from the left and you think it's horrible how we're treating this population, everybody agrees it's not working and it needs and can be fixed.

Through this initiative with the chief justices, through this other initiative, I co-chair judges and psychiatrists, through the National Center of State Courts and the Council of State Government and the American Psychiatric Association Foundation. We've all partnered up and we're really working to make the structural changes in each community that are necessary to fix it. It's challenging.

Through this initiative with the chief justices, through this other initiative, I co-chair judges and psychiatrists, through the National Center of State Courts and the Council of State Government and the American Psychiatric Association Foundation. We've all partnered up and we're really working to make the structural changes in each community that are necessary to fix it. It's challenging.

Through this initiative with the chief justices, through this other initiative, I co-chair judges and psychiatrists, through the National Center of State Courts and the Council of State Government and the American Psychiatric Association Foundation. We've all partnered up and we're really working to make the structural changes in each community that are necessary to fix it. It's challenging.

because every community is different. There's not a switch that you can flip in Minneapolis or San Francisco or Mobile, Alabama, right? They're all different. You almost have to go community by community to fix it.

because every community is different. There's not a switch that you can flip in Minneapolis or San Francisco or Mobile, Alabama, right? They're all different. You almost have to go community by community to fix it.