Students investigate community-led mental health crisis intervention.

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has launched new initiatives to address mental health crises as a part of his administration's public safety plan. This approach has included mobile crisis teams, as well as an expansion of involuntary hospitalization practices. 
But is this an effective response to mental health crises? What role can communities play in mental health crisis intervention? And what barriers do New Yorkers face in accessing mental health support?
In the fall of 2024, CUP Teaching Artist Asa Mendelsohn collaborated with students from the High School for Climate Justice to investigate how our communities can respond to mental health crises. 
To explore this question, students talked to community members, interviewed stakeholders working on the issue, and explored photography and multimedia collage. 
They gathered what they learned to create a booklet about community-led mental health crisis intervention.

The cover and opening spread of A Call for Care

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HSCJ A Call for Care Spreads

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<a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/hugo-rojas" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hugo Rojas</a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/ana-beirne-meyer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Ana Beirne-Meyer</a>

High School for Climate Justice
Principal: Kim Saint-Pre Parent Coordinator: Cecilia Gual

Teaching Artist and Designer
Teaching Artist: <a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/carly-terreson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/asa-mendelsohn" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Asa Mendelsohn</a> Designer: <a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/sarah-auches" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sarah Auches</a>

Project Collaborators

<h4>Students</h4>
Laura Amadou
Hadikatul Ambia
Binta Mintah
Chirstabel Okoso
Naziah Rahman 
<h4>Special Thanks</h4>
Loren Dent, Psychologist at Greene Clinic
Matthew Oyer, Psychologist at Greene Clinic Evelyn Graham, Independent Peer Advocate at Correct Crisis Intervention Today- NYC (CCIT-NYC) Sheina Banatte, Independent Peer Advocate at Correct Crisis Intervention Today- NYC (CCIT-NYC) Jim Bohovich, Independent Peer Advocate at Correct Crisis Intervention Today- NYC (CCIT-NYC) Ambrosia Elder, Director of Operations and Clinic Programs at The Bridge Frank Martinez, Mental Health Services Operations Manager at The Door
 
<h4>Fundraising Support</h4>
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and Council Member Julie Menin.

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