Simha Ravven, MD, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, has been appointed to the Vermont Judiciary Commission on Mental Health and the Courts.
The Vermont Supreme Court established the commission in recognition of the impact people with mental health issues have on Vermont’s courts, and to respond to their needs, according to the commission’s website.
The commission is comprised of representatives from each of the three co-equal branches of Vermont state government including judges, legislators, and executive agencies that assist people with serious mental illness. The purpose of the commission is to “advance the pursuit of equal justice under the law while identifying advances in the justice system that will positively impact the administration of justice where it intersects with mental health, evaluate solutions, and recommend change,” according to its website.
Ravven is Chief Medical Officer of the Howard Center in Burlington, VT, where she directs psychiatric and clinical care services to ensure the delivery of high quality medical, nursing, and clinical care. She is president of the Vermont Medical Society.