5 Ways to Help Someone in a Mental Health Emergency Without Calling the Police June 12, 2019 by Katie Tastrom 1 Comment With the continued crisis of police violence against Black people, including the murder of people in mental and/or physical health crisis, it's more clear than ever that we need to be extremely thoughtful about calling the police. In fact, we should do everything we can to keep the police from being called. When someone is having a mental health emergency, the people around … [Read more...]
How Harm Reduction Helps Me Heal: Moving Beyond Traditional Ideas of Recovery August 9, 2018 by MicahHobbes_Frazier 1 Comment writer's note: i write in lower case, it's my small rebellion. trigger warning: this article discusses cutting, mental health, and drug use. september is national recovery month, and as a harm reductionist for life and active drug user, that has me thinking a lot about my own relationship to recovery. traditional definitions of recovery still solely focus on complete … [Read more...]
