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U.S. Conference of Mayors Announces Winners of 2023 Police Reform and Equitable Justice Grants

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Sunday, June 4, 2023
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Target announced the winners of this year's Police Reform and Equitable Justice Grant Program designed to identify, promote, and support police policies and practices that cities of all sizes are finding to be most effective in advancing the goal of justice for all residents. In the third year of this competitive grant program, judges named one winner in the program's large (over 300,000), mid-sized (100,000 – 300,000) and small (under 100,000) population categories.

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  • We are proud to sponsor the USCM and Target Police Reform and Equitable Justice grant awards and congratulate the winning cities," said Isaac Reyes, SVP Enterprise Risk & Government Affairs for Target Corporation.
  • "We are thrilled to be the recipient of the Police Reform and Equitable Justice Grant.
  • Learn more about the partnership between Target and USCM, and the Police Reform and Equitable Justice Grant program, in the program's original announcement here .
  • Police officers work alongside the youth; positive interactions with them are aimed at building the community's trust of the police.

City of South San Francisco Welcomes Licensed Mental Health Clinician to Assist with 911 Calls

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Thursday, December 2, 2021
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Mika Celli, a licensed clinical social worker, has joined the City of South San Francisco as a full-time mental health clinician to assist the Police Department with mental health-related calls by providing appropriate, compassionate care involving non-violent individuals.

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  • SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Mika Celli, a licensed clinical social worker, has joined the City of South San Francisco as a full-time mental health clinician to assist the Police Department with mental health-related calls by providing appropriate, compassionate care involving non-violent individuals.
  • The number of mental health-related 911 calls in South San Francisco has risen sharply since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the need for a more robust mental health response to help residents.
  • "A mental health professional on staff allows us to help our residents who may suffer a mental health crisis and work with individuals to prevent mental health issues where possible," said Mike Futrell, South San Francisco City Manager.
  • Celli graduated from South San Francisco High School, and then the University of Southern California where she earned a Master's degree in Social Work, with an emphasis on mental health.

CUNY SPH and the NYC Health Department to study long-acting antiretroviral therapy for HIV

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Monday, August 23, 2021
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) a thirty-month grant to support long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy access, uptake, and adherence among people with HIV enrolled in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (hereafter "Ryan White").

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) a thirty-month grant to support long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy access, uptake, and adherence among people with HIV enrolled in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (hereafter "Ryan White").
  • This project aligns with the "Treatment" pillar from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative and with two of the National Institutes of Health's priorities: reducing health disparities and implementation research on new HIV treatments.
  • Although HIV treatment advances have improved health and survival for people living with HIV in New York, racial/ethnic, age-related, geographic, and other disparities in viral suppression remain.
  • "But it is critically important to find out quickly, to optimize the public health impact of these advances."

CUNY SPH and NYC Health Department awarded $3.3 million to study new HIV intervention

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) a five-year, $3.3 million grant to test a new strategy to help people living with HIV achieve viral suppression.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) a five-year, $3.3 million grant to test a new strategy to help people living with HIV achieve viral suppression.
  • Some existing HIV care continuum strategies, such as "data-to-care," target linkage to care and limit data sharing to medical providers.
  • Furthermore, since 2017, New York State regulations now permit person-level HIV surveillance data sharing with entities engaged in care coordination with primary care providers.
  • It will also use discrete choice experiments (DCEs) with service providers to assess their preferences for intervention delivery and specific intervention features.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS REVEAL NEW JOINT CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM FOR MENTAL HEALTH ALTERNATIVES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
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Los Angeles, Oct. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Los Angeles County and City officials announced a unique new partnership that represents an unarmed model of emergency response for those experiencing a mental health crisis.

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  • Los Angeles, Oct. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Los Angeles County and City officials announced a unique new partnership that represents an unarmed model of emergency response for those experiencing a mental health crisis.
  • Through the new Therapeutic Transportation Pilot Program, County mental health experts will be integrated into the emergency response for calls that come into 911 or go directly to the LA City Police Department or LA City Fire Department.
  • The mental health team will utilize state-of-the-art therapeutic vans launched by Los Angeles County in 2019 that are specifically equipped to transport individuals experiencing a mental health crisis to a location where they can be stabilized or connected to care that addresses immediate needs.
  • Los Angeles County has provided a form of co-response to include mental health teams integrated with law enforcement for many years.