Civil Rights, Criminal Justice Reform, Drug Policy, Healthcare
In spite of efforts to improve mental health systems of care, for many decades those living with mental illness have suffered devastating proportions of mistreatment. Overcrowded state hospitals and attempts to acknowledge the civil rights of their occupants led to...
Criminal Justice Reform, Taxes, Revenue and Government Contracts
Too often, government policy criminalizes being poor and makes it more difficult for low-income folks to achieve upward mobility. ASEO member State Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen put humanist values into action by successfully decriminalizing traffic tickets in Nevada....
ASEO Blog, Children's Rights, Criminal Justice Reform
Most moms and dads would never allow their child to be anywhere near a known pedophile and they would do everything in their power to protect them. As a counselor, I was required to tell my clients that I am a mandated reporter and if they revealed to me that they...
Children's Rights, Criminal Justice Reform
Many states, including Arizona, exempt clergy from laws that mandate reporting child abuse and neglect. Join Arizona State Senator Victoria Steele, a member of the Association of Secular Elected Officials (ASEO), to learn about the legislation she is spearheading to...