JxJ Film Screening: The Definition of Insanity Tickets

The Definition of Insanity is a documentary film that immerses audiences in the Miami-Dade Community Mental Health Project — a novel approach to solving the mental health crisis that could be a model for America. From Judge Steve Leifman’s shock at how people with mental illness were being treated in Miami jails, an innovative mental health model was born. Guided by Judge Leifman’s vision, we follow a team of dedicated public servants, as well as former adversaries in the criminal justice system, as they help people with mental illness navigate from lives of tragedy to possibility. From court dates to group therapy, the film shows Miami’s community-based approach to solving the mental health crisis, where incarceration becomes the last resort and everyone from the police to prosecutors works together to support the notion that “recovery is possible.”

Screening Followed by a Q&A: Paths & Challenges to Treatment & Anosognosia (the #1 reason people refuse help). Learn about the #1 reason people with serious mental illness refuse help – the part of the brain disease that leaves individuals without insight into their illnesses and explore the complexity of balancing court-ordered treatment and individual rights.