The city of Minneapolis launched a pilot project to provide an alternative to police response on 911 calls for mental health emergencies. The Behavioral Crisis Response Teams (BCR) aim to provide crisis intervention and counseling to respond to mental health crisis calls. Currently, mobile units will operate throughout Minneapolis from 7:30 a.m. to midnight
DEC is excited to announce that the Multitiered System of Support Framework in Early Childhood position statement is now available! This position statement replaces the 2013 Frameworks for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood: Description and Implications. The purpose of the revised statement is to define an early childhood multitiered system of support (MTSS) framework
NAMI Statement on the Decision of FCC to Require Text-to-988 Nov 18 2021 Arlington, VA — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released a statement today in response to the decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require telecommunication providers to support text messaging to 988*, the new national three-digit number for suicide
The Arc's National Center on Criminal Justice and Disabilities (NCCJD) offers a free recorded session on the rights of individuals with disabilities who have been victims of crime. The session addresses key issues including: the right to live free from violence, the right to get help and support after victimization, and the right to
The December 2021 edition of Access Press is now available and includes a primer on the upcoming legislative session. Mission Access Press exists to promote the social inclusion and legal rights of people with disabilities by providing a forum for news, features, opinion and conversation to benefit people who are often invisible and marginalized in
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) $500,000 to advance work in farm stress and rural mental health in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture's "Bend, Don't Break" initiative recognizes that increased access to mental health resources is necessary to help farmers and rural Minnesotans with stress, anxiety, and
Build a meditation practice with leading BIPOC meditation teachers What People Are Saying “Having a Black woman’s voice guiding the meditation right from my phone made this meditation impact me in an unexpectedly deeper way; more than the other meditations available online. This is an awesome app.” “It is necessary to have contextualized media
The TIES center at the Institute on Community Integration just launched a new, free guide in partnership with Vanderbilt University professors Erik Carter and Elizabeth Biggs. The guide is designed to help schools reflect on strengths and areas of improvement while working toward inclusive school communities for students with significant cognitive disabilities. Read more about
Leadership for Empowerment & Abuse Prevention (LEAP) https://cdl.partnership.vcu.edu/healthy-relationships-leap/ Developed in collaboration between VCU's School of Social Work and the Partnership for People with Disabilities, LEAP provides training on healthy relationships and information about preventing abuse to adults with disabilities. LEAP has two parts, the first is training for adults with disabilities, the second is a guide