Convenings

2026 Sozosei Summit to Decriminalize Mental Illness

The 5th Sozosei Summit will be held May 5-6, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA. We hope you’ll join us. More details to come.

Past Convenings

The Foundation co-hosted a virtual conversation on May 30, 2025 with its grantee partner, Tradeoffs, to discuss Entangled: How People With Serious Mental Illness Get Caught in Misdemeanor SystemsEntangled explores how individuals with chronic mental illness are routinely—and needlessly—caught in America’s misdemeanor system, with little benefit to themselves or the broader public.

The Foundation held a virtual convening on August 1, 2024 considering the role of litigation in the work to decriminalize mental illness. We were honored to host panelists Sarah J.

Curiosity > Ideas > Action

 

The 2024 Summit centered on the fundamental and purposely provocative question: Do we truly believe that all people deserve access to mental health care?