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Tony Mantor

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Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

Yeah, that makes perfect sense.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

Now, what about the other people that you talk with, the other senators and legislators?

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

How do you find their response in what you're trying to do on creating these bills that will help the people that we've been talking about?

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

What about the governor?

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

Do you reach out to him at all?

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

Do you work together trying to craft things together?

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

How does that relationship work?

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

Now, you've given a lot of information on a lot of things that you've focused on.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

What about the legal side?

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

As you know, autistic people and those with serious mental illness can lots of times do things that they normally wouldn't do or is misunderstood by the police and then all of a sudden it's legal.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

Oh yeah, earlier this spring, I did 61 straight episodes.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

It was for Autism Awareness Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, and we focused on the legal system.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

I had judges, lawyers, CIT trainers, psychologists, forensic psychologists,

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

Everyone agreed that the system is fractured.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

This special event I'm doing is crafting justice.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

I'm speaking with people such as yourself, as well as advocates and those that work with legislators in creating new legislation that ultimately helps those that need help the most.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

I'm trying to include everyone that's involved in trying to make good change for those that need it.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

So in closing, what would you like to tell the listeners that you think that they need to know about everything that you're trying to do with the people that you work with?

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

I cannot agree with you more.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

Well, this has been great.