Who do you call?

NPR's Morning Edition had a report on mental health issues on college campuses this morning. Besides the lack of psychologists and peer support groups, they also discussed the community wide problem of "Who Do You Call?" One student recounts her story of being woken up & interrogated by the police after talking to her family about her depression. Why is it that the police are the first responders to mental health crisis? What kind of buffers or safety nets can we build to fight the fear and stigma of dealing with a mental illness appropriately and safely?



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