Long-Term Solutions to the Overincarceration of People With Mental Health Disabilities ReportJan 11, 2024 Long-Term Solutions to the Overincarceration of People With Mental Health Disabilities Policymakers must focus on long-term structural changes in order to reduce the negative interactions of people with mental health disabilities with police. Jan 11, 2024 Mia Ives-Rublee, Christina Stafford
5 Ways State Governments Can Support Student Mental Health ReportOct 4, 2023 5 Ways State Governments Can Support Student Mental Health As the country faces a student mental health crisis, state policymakers must focus on instituting policies that support schools in best serving their students’ needs. Oct 4, 2023 Paige Shoemaker DeMio
How To Make Schools Safer Without Additional Physical Security Measures ReportOct 26, 2022 How To Make Schools Safer Without Additional Physical Security Measures The newly enacted Bipartisan Safer Communities Act can help schools and districts create safer learning environments without resorting to implementing measures that harden schools. Oct 26, 2022 Emily Katz, Roby Chatterji, Akilah Alleyne
ARPA Funds Continue To Support Community Safety Efforts Through Community Responder Programs ArticleOct 12, 2022 ARPA Funds Continue To Support Community Safety Efforts Through Community Responder Programs With the help of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, governments are expanding their public safety strategies to invest in community responder programs that reduce reliance on law enforcement and provide communities with meaningful emergency management support. Oct 12, 2022 Akua Amaning
Recover, Rebuild, Reform: Stories of Americans Affected by the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act ArticleSep 20, 2022 Recover, Rebuild, Reform: Stories of Americans Affected by the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act This CAP Action collection features stories from people in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and New Hampshire whose lives have been improved by the legislation passed during the Biden administration’s first two years. Sep 20, 2022 the Center for American Progress Action Fund
Debunking Myths the Gun Lobby Perpetuates Following Mass Shootings Fact SheetSep 8, 2022 Debunking Myths the Gun Lobby Perpetuates Following Mass Shootings The facts disprove the dangerous myths that the gun lobby routinely deploys following mass shootings in its attempts to undermine calls for commonsense gun reform. Sep 8, 2022 Allison Jordan
Continuing Efforts To Slow Violent Crime ReportJul 27, 2022 Continuing Efforts To Slow Violent Crime Houston, Boston, and Newark have improved public safety through violence prevention efforts outside traditional law enforcement. Jul 27, 2022 Rachael Eisenberg, Allie Preston
The Behavioral Health Care Affordability Problem ReportMay 26, 2022 The Behavioral Health Care Affordability Problem Policymakers could make behavioral health care, including mental health services, more affordable and accessible by enforcing network adequacy and parity provisions, lowering patient costs, and making networking with insurers more attractive for providers. May 26, 2022 Nicole Rapfogel
Beyond Acronyms Past EventMay 23, 2022 Beyond Acronyms Honoring the Complex Experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities in K-12 Education May 23, 2022
Prioritizing Racial Equity in Student Mental Health Spending ReportMay 19, 2022 Prioritizing Racial Equity in Student Mental Health Spending States and school districts have rightly prioritized student mental health as they start to spend pandemic recovery dollars, but they must do more to ensure that funding also promotes racial equity. May 19, 2022 Abby Quirk
Gun Suicides Among Former and Current Military Members: A Summary of Key Challenges and Solutions Fact SheetMar 10, 2022 Gun Suicides Among Former and Current Military Members: A Summary of Key Challenges and Solutions This fact sheet summarizes a recent Center for American Progress report on gun suicides among former and current military members in the United States. Mar 10, 2022 Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Marissa Edmund
Gun Suicides Among Former and Current Military Members ReportMar 3, 2022 Gun Suicides Among Former and Current Military Members Rates of gun suicide are particularly high among former and current military members; there are steps that can be taken to address this challenge. Mar 3, 2022 Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Marissa Edmund
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