The Need to Change Police Response to Mental Health Crises
10
Dec
Sonam Saxena The killing of Walter Wallace brought home, among other things, the desperate need to reform mental health crisis response programs. Too often, calls to the police end in injury or killing of the person in need. The Washington Post has recorded every fatal shooting by police since 2015. One in five killings are […]
Changes to Care for Children with Autism during COVID-19
10
Jun
Sonam Saxena Adjusting to quarantine looks different for everyone. For individuals on the autism spectrum, the substantial daily changes associated with the pandemic have proven especially challenging and confusing. Many recently-published stories detail the challenges that individuals with autism or individuals caring for them currently face, including this one by STAT, this one by […]
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