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Non-Carceral First Responders - How states can promote community safety with the replacement of police response to mental health crises with alternate first responders, such as the innovative models piloted in Eugene, Oregon and Austin, Texas.
Thea Sebastian Policy Director, Civil Rights Corps
State Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa 1st Hampshire District, Massachusetts House of Representatives
Sen. Robert Peters Illinois State Senate
0:00 Intro
1:30 Sen. Peters, CESSA
5:20 Rep. Sabadosa, ACES
9:48 988 hotline & beyond
13:13 Why non-carceral?
14:50 Relation to police reform
15:45 Coalition building
18:00 Community-based providers
19:15 State and municipality organizations
21:15 Advocates in implementation
25:15 What next?
CESSA in IL, Sen. Peters: dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=143239
Here is the ACES bill proposed by Rep. Sabadosa: malegislature.gov/Bills/192/HD3807, more info here: nbcboston.com/news/local/mass-progressives-make-pitch-for-mental-health-first-responders/2623259
988 hotline: npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/15/1111316589/988-suicide-hotline-number
Shared in chat: publicceo.com/2020/10/la-citys-partnership-with-la-county-is-a-step-forward-for-police-reform-reimagining-public-safety
Ending cash bail in IL: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/illinois-becomes-first-state-end-money-bail-part-massive-criminal-n1258679
Statehouse Futures 2022: A Progressive Policy and Strategy Summit for a New Generation of Leaders - host on July 19th by the Democracy Policy Network (DPN), Run For Something Action Fund (RFS), & the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center (BISC). StatehouseFutures.org
Non-Carceral First Responders - How states can promote community safety with the replacement of police response to mental health crises with alternate first responders, such as the innovative models piloted in Eugene, Oregon and Austin, Texas.
Thea Sebastian Policy Director, Civil Rights Corps
State Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa 1st Hampshire District, Massachusetts House of Representatives
Sen. Robert Peters Illinois State Senate
0:00 Intro
1:30 Sen. Peters, CESSA
5:20 Rep. Sabadosa, ACES
9:48 988 hotline & beyond
13:13 Why non-carceral?
14:50 Relation to police reform
15:45 Coalition building
18:00 Community-based providers
19:15 State and municipality organizations
21:15 Advocates in implementation
25:15 What next?
CESSA in IL, Sen. Peters: dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=143239
Here is the ACES bill proposed by Rep. Sabadosa: malegislature.gov/Bills/192/HD3807, more info here: nbcboston.com/news/local/mass-progressives-make-pitch-for-mental-health-first-responders/2623259
988 hotline: npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/15/1111316589/988-suicide-hotline-number
Shared in chat: publicceo.com/2020/10/la-citys-partnership-with-la-county-is-a-step-forward-for-police-reform-reimagining-public-safety
Ending cash bail in IL: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/illinois-becomes-first-state-end-money-bail-part-massive-criminal-n1258679
Statehouse Futures 2022: A Progressive Policy and Strategy Summit for a New Generation of Leaders - host on July 19th by the Democracy Policy Network (DPN), Run For Something Action Fund (RFS), & the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center (BISC). StatehouseFutures.org
