The Seattle Times By Asia Fields When the MacArthur Foundation called Lisa Daugaard to tell her she’d been selected for a prestigious fellowship, she didn’t answer. Daugaard thought the calls were coming from a telemarketer, and she had a lot on her mind. Police were...
U.S. News By Hannah Rappleye and Emily R. Siegel One night in 2006, rain fell as Lt. Ed Rediske slumped in a chair in his backyard, a gun balanced on his knees. It was easier for him to imagine ending his life than it was to ask for help. “I didn’t feel...
Hosted by the National Association of Counties This webinar will highlight strategies counties can use to help individuals successfully return to their communities, including how to develop a community-based treatment infrastructure and create a comprehensive reentry...
By Darby Baham, CSG Justice Center Staff “What if when somebody calls 911 and says, ‘I want to kill myself,’ we had somebody who was a suicide counselor and we could transfer that call to them,” asked Lieutenant Brian Bixler of the Los Angeles Police Department...