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Call to Mind: Fostering New Conversations About Mental HealthAuthor: American Public Media
Call to Mind shares thoughtful explorations of the vital mental health issues that shape our lives. Through first-person stories of people living with mental illness and expert interviews -- each episode fosters deep awareness and understanding of mental health and wellbeing. Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Personal Journals, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Call to Mind: The Fifth Branch
Tuesday, 2 June, 2026
Over the past decade, police in America have shot and killed 1,939 people who were in the middle of a mental health crisis. That’s 20% of all police killings in that time. Those deaths helped fuel a movement. Instead of armed police, more than half of the country’s largest cities now send specially trained social workers and EMTs. This new generation of first responders handle 911 calls involving mental illness, substance use disorders or suicidal thoughts. Call to Mind: The Fifth Branch is a special episode made in partnership with the Tradeoffs podcast. This episode takes listeners to Durham, North Carolina, to meet people who have reimagined the city’s crisis-response system.Learn more about Call to Mind at calltomindnow.org. For information about Tradeoffs and reporting related to this episode go to tradeoffs.org.
