Non-police youth mental health crisis support
Resident asks for youth mental health support, including community-led non-police crisis response and grants to community organizations, because Black and Brown youth are often policed during crises.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Mental health support for youth -- including through a non-police, community led mental health crisis response, and through more grants to community orgs and programs to provide mental health resources for youth they work with.
Who it helps and why
Black and Brown working class youth and community members are often highly policed when dealing with situations of mental health crisis instead of being offered non-carceral and non-criminalizing support. People feel they can't call because their loved ones or even strangers struggling with crisis could be killed by police, or admitted into carceral hospitalization that worsens their mental health.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 15, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Human Services
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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