mental health Archives - Prism

Police killing of Ryan Gainer emphasizes need for safety alternatives

Race

Activists say police killing of Ryan Gainer emphasizes need for community safety programs

by Gracelynne West March 27th, 2024March 28th, 2024

Fifteen-year-old Ryan Gainer was fatally shot by San Bernardino police during a mental health crisis

color photograph of an outdoor protest against the police. people wear masks and hold signs with slogans like "care not cops" and "say their names until there are no more names"

Crime, Reform & Abolition

Non-carceral emergency response initiatives require a cultural shift

by Tamar Sarai October 2nd, 2023October 6th, 2023

digital collage on a background of neon blue, green, pink, and orange circles. three illustrations of young bipoc are encircled on the right, with text that reads "imagining our futures" on the left

Climate & Environment

We must imagine the climate futures we want to build

by Ray Levy Uyeda July 25th, 2023July 25th, 2023

color photograph of a Black woman holding a white paper poster with black ink that reads "Hey Rahm Emanuel re-open mental health clinics and stop cutting the poor." To her right is a line of four white male police officers. They stand in front of a single-family house with a black SUV in the driveway

Crime, Reform & Abolition

Advocates say Chicago’s 911 mental health response program is no replacement for public mental health centers

by Siobhan Neela-Stock May 3rd, 2023May 4th, 2023

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Schools brace for programs to dissolve as emergency relief funding dries up

by Makaelah Walters April 12th, 2023May 8th, 2023

Substance use treatment, gender-affirming care, and more at risk under proposed DEA rules

Substance use treatment, gender-affirming care, and more at risk under proposed DEA rules

by Ash Peterson April 4th, 2023April 4th, 2023

Lost and found: Finding therapy behind bars

Lost and found: Finding therapy behind bars

by Olethus Hill Jr. April 3rd, 2023August 9th, 2023

two young people embrace

Gender & LGBTQIA+

Communities prepare for increasing mental health struggles among transgender youth

by Peggy Chen March 27th, 2023March 27th, 2023

color photograph of a group of queer youth embracing

Gender & LGBTQIA+

Organizations are taking a stand against anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in North Carolina

by Peggy Chen March 1st, 2023March 1st, 2023

color photograph of a protest outside City Hall in LA, a white building with small rectangular windows and a middle section that rises above the sides. A person stands in the foreground with their back to the camera wearing a loose white t-shirt with a red bandana tied around their head. they hold up a brown cardboard sign with blue and red text facing the camera that reads: how many more lives will they take? stop killing us

Race

The rise of hate in Los Angeles: Annual county report shows a continued increase of anti-Black hate crimes

by Imani Stephens February 20th, 2023February 20th, 2023