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White House hosts White House Summit on Transforming Summit on Mental Health Treatment to Combat Homelessness, Violence, & Substance Abuse.

Today, President Donald J. Trump will deliver brief remarks at the White House Summit on Transforming Mental Health Treatment to Combat Homelessness, Violence, & Substance Abuse.

This Summit brings together senior Administration officials; State, and local officials; law enforcement leaders; treatment practitioners and mental health professionals; and patient and reform advocates to share diverse perspectives on ways to improve care for those suffering with serious mental illness (SMI).  SMI is a major contributing factor causing incidents of mass violence and many unpublicized incidents of one-on-one acts of violence, drug addiction, homelessness, and the inefficient diversion of law enforcement and correctional resources.

The following individuals are expected to attend:

The White House
President Donald J. Trump
Kellyanne Conway, Assistant to the President & Senior Counselor
Joe Grogan, Assistant to the President & Director, DPC
Jim Carroll, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Doug Hoelscher, Deputy Assistant to the President & Director, IGA
Steve Wagner, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy Director, DPC
Nic Pottebaum, Special Assistant to the President & Deputy Director, IGA

Trump Administration
Secretary Alex Azar, Department of Health & Human Services
Secretary Ben Carson, Department of Housing & Urban Development
Ellie McCance-Katz, Assistant Secretary &Administrator, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS
Katharin Sullivan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
Dr. Richard Stone, Executive in Charge, Veterans Health Administration

External Participants
Dr. Drew Pinsky, Physician, Author, Television & Radio Host
DJ Jaffe, Executive Director, Mental Illness Policy Organization
John Snook, Executive Director, Treatment Advocacy Center
Lori Criss, Director, Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
State Senator Jane Nelson, Texas Senate, District 12
County Commissioner Helen Stone, Chatham County, GA
Sheriff Ben Wolfinger, Kootenai County, ID,President of the Idaho Sheriffs Association 
Approximately 180 additional external participants
 
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