Mental Health Movement

07/08/2022

We're a project of Southside Together Organizing for Power - STOP. Follow us there!

05/29/2022

Thanks to our founding leader Diane for representing!

More than 300 psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors and social workers say Chicago police officers should not respond to mental health emergencies.

10/08/2021

09/20/2021

Watch Live: Chicago Mayor Lightfoot to Deliver 2022 Budget Address today at 10 am.

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/chicago-mayor-lightfoot-to-give-2022-budget-address-monday/2616977/

07/30/2021

We need a new boss at STOP! Apply or share : )

After over a decade of service, our current Executive Director, Alex Goldenberg, is moving on.

07/16/2021

Please take a moment to sign this petition. People with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed by law enforcement. The majority of mental health crisis calls do not involve a crime and do not involve violence.

"Given the prevalence of mental illness in police shootings, reducing encounters between on-duty law enforcement and individuals with the most severe psychiatric diseases may represent the single most immediate, practical strategy for reducing fatal police shootings in the United States." (Treatment Advocacy Center, 2015)

People with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed by law enforcement. "Given the prevalence of mental illness in police shootings, reducing encounters between on-duty law enforcement and individuals with the most severe psychiatric diseases may represent the single most imme...

07/09/2021

https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/activists-call-for-mayor-lightfoot-to-back-chicago-rescue-plan-ordinance/

07/06/2021

A year-old program called STAR sends a social worker and paramedic to low-level emergency calls involving people in crisis.