Divest from the carceral mental health system.

It's World Mental Health Day, with this year's theme being "Mental health is a universal human right.” Everyone has not only the right to access quality mental health care but also social support, autonomy, community, and more. Yet, due to the lack of resources and the stigma around mental health issues, this right continues to be infringed on. Today's newsletter focuses on how the violation of this right and our over-reliance on policing contributes to a carceral system for mental healt...