Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Closing The Gap On Mental Health: Current Mental Health Policy In Chicago
For the final entry in this edition of our Closing the Gap series, Reset explores disparities in mental health care and how the coronavirus pandemic is changing the way we think about this issue.
We look at how local government — past and present — has handled mental health policy. Plus, Ald. Rosanna Rodriguez Sanchez discusses her push to reallocate city dollars away from police and into public mental health services. And the CEO of Chicago-based Thresholds talks about taking calls from residents across the state who are struggling with anxiety and depression