"The call to defund the police is, I think... about shifting public funds to new services and new institutions — mental health counselors, who can respond to people who are in crisis without arms... It’s about building anew... about rethinking the kind of future we want, the social future, the economic future, the political future."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Angela Davis, On Abolition, Calls to Defund Police, Toppled Racist Statues & Voting in 2020 Election, Democracy Now, (12 June 2020)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mental_health
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Mental health
45 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Mental health →
Related Quotes
"Millennials were found to be the most anxious generation. Women reported higher anxiety than men, and people of color…"
"Mental health experts agree that when a person is experiencing excessive stress and it is interfering with daily acti…"
"What we choose to define (and stigmatize) as 'mental illness' is itself a matter of politics. For instance, our perce…"
"The scary truth is that ordinary human hatred and aggression are far more dangerous than any psychiatric illness."
"Abortion bans can also increase the risk of suicide. Medical exceptions to abortion bans in the US do not provide for…"
"Even in the most uncertain of times, the role of a manager remains the same: to support your team members. That inclu…"
"Over 44 million American adults (18.07%), have a mental health condition. The rate of youth experiencing a mental hea…"
"Access to care is improving, but most Americans still have no access to care. The report states that 12.2% (5.3 milli…"
"Determining what’s causing these sharp increases is a complicated undertaking. Axelson says “there’s a lot of hypothe…"
"A 2015 study conducted by American University revealed that Millennials grew up hearing about mental illnesses—includ…"