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August 11, 2022 | Blog Post | Whitney Bunts

Safety from Police Violence: How the President’s Policing Executive Order Fails Low-Income Communities of Color

President Biden's “Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing, and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety" contains several ideas that would exacerbate the criminal legal system’s harmful consequences for Black and brown communities.

May 18, 2022 | Blog Post | Whitney Bunts

Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis Requires Equitably Addressing the Climate Crisis

This Mental Health Awareness Month, Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration have the opportunity to create policy solutions that address the oppressive systems contributing to the youth mental health crisis and make bold moves to ensure a safe and hospitable planet.

May 10, 2022 | News Clip | Whitney Bunts

Youth Mobile Response: A Tool for Decriminalizing Mental Health

"As the United States heads deeper into its third year of the Covid pandemic, Whitney Bunts says the past 25 months have been especially tough on young people."

April 27, 2022 | News Clip | Whitney Bunts

To make 988 truly transformative, here’s what needs to happen now

The new three-digit national suicide prevention and mental health crisis lifeline, 988, is set to launch on July 16. Preston Mitchum and Whitney Bunts cover this issue in an op-ed in the Hill.

March 31, 2022 | Blog Post | Kayla Tawa

How Queer Visibility Threatens White Power 

Transgender Day of Visibility is about celebrating and acknowledging trans folks in this country. But in recent months, state policymakers have tried to make them invisible.

February 22, 2022 | Blog Post | Tiffany Ferrette

Mitigating the Criminalization of Black Children through Federal Relief

Black children are subjected to hate, racism, and white supremacy from an early age. We must protect our Black communities and end this cycle of inhumane treatment.

February 16, 2022 | Blog Post | Kayla Tawa

Unfounded Outrage over Critical Race Theory Risks Social Emotional Learning

Some parents leading the effort to ban Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools have devised a new tactic of tying school-based mental health supports, like social emotional learning, to CRT and anti-racism curricula.

February 10, 2022 | Blog Post | Whitney Bunts

How Abolishing Critical Race Theory Preserves White Power 

The term "critical race theory" has become a catch-all for people seeking to discredit discussions about diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in education.

February 2, 2022 | Blog Post | Whitney Bunts

Federal Support Can Seed Big Improvements in Mobile Response

CMS released guidance on the structure of community-based mobile crisis intervention. This blog details how those practices can be implemented and the benefit they have to communities.

December 14, 2021 | Blog Post | Whitney Bunts

Mobile Response: An Appropriate Co-Responder Model

One notable co-responder model in Seattle, a mobile response program that does not use law enforcement officers, is providing a blueprint for crisis services.

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