Did You Know?…
8 in 10 Americans believe that social workers — and not police — should respond to mental health 911 calls
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2021/As-Launch-of-988-Mental-Health-Crisis-Number-Looms-NAMI-Poll-Finds-Broad-Support-for-the-System-and
Don’t Call The Police has a national and city-by-city directory and map, with more than 80 local policing alternatives
https://dontcallthepolice.com/
8 in 10 Americans believe that social workers — and not police — should respond to mental health 911 calls
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2021/As-Launch-of-988-Mental-Health-Crisis-Number-Looms-NAMI-Poll-Finds-Broad-Support-for-the-System-and
Don’t Call The Police has a national and city-by-city directory and map, with more than 80 local policing alternatives
https://dontcallthepolice.com/
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To consider people as full human beings, instead of “monsters” and “psychos”
To prioritize community over our selfish need for revenge
https://medium.com/@amparker/what-about-the-rapists-and-murderers-7a81955b772c
1. Housing
2. Mental healthcare
3. Healthcare
4. Childcare
5. Education
6. Jobs
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The fact that US laws, their beneficiaries and their upholders were an intentional creation to:
1. Disappear ‘the other’
2. Protect property
2. Turn *massive* profits
"Something something, bootstraps
Something, something personal responsibility"
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Resources like Don’t Call The Police offer real alternatives that prioritize care over criminalization.
https://donotcallthepolice.com
#MentalHealthMatters #CommunityCar
I think about how kind he was. How gentle & sweet a person he was. I think about him a lot.💗
But what about Nashville?
https://youtu.be/gK_DbxAciho?si=w4Hn6yYaVkji3fvV
They will never protect you.