Across the nation, the Covid emergency and increasing dialogue on police reform and racial justice have converged to propel the reformation of crisis systems to better meet people’s needs. “That includes improving how our communities support people experiencing mental health, substance use, and suicide crises, but also “quality of life”
The past 18 months have been challenging for kids. They’ve navigated months to a year or more of virtual learning, including live and self-guided instruction. Many have experienced isolation, loneliness, and unsurprisingly, since kids were at home day after day with family members for a good chunk of the Covid
In the summer of 2020, Los Angeles—like the rest of the United States—was knee-deep in the Covid pandemic. Amid the disaster, day after day, tens of thousands of protesters gathered throughout the city, distraught and outraged by another plague upon our nation: racism. Protests were sparked by the killing of
Rebecca Boss says a crisis response may be the first and only chance to help a person experiencing a substance use disorder. “Not only to affect the outcome of the immediate crisis but also a person’s overall recovery process,” she says. Boss is a senior consultant at the Technical Assistance
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