Tag: mental health, Samra Brouk
Samra Brouk, Chair of Senate Committee on Mental Health: Challenges are Everywhere
Sep 20, 2021
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Shortly after winning election to the New York state Senate, Samra Brouk launched another...
Exercise Express Holds Memorial Bike Ride to Offer Hope for People with Mental Illness
Jul 06, 2021
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Of the many moments Karen Rogers remembers about Kim King, two keep coming back. The first was...
“Every Call is Different” Say Members of City’s PIC Team
Apr 27, 2021
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Dre Johnson and Renee Brean knew only that they were headed to talk to a family about a...
Person in Crisis Team Underscores General Lack of Mental Health Resources
Apr 02, 2021
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net The Person in Crisis team, which started in late January with seven teams of two mental health...
Daniel’s Law Would Send a Mental Health Responder to a Person in Crisis
Feb 04, 2021
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Under a proposed state law championed by the Rochester delegation, a mental health...
Person in Crisis Team Provides Alternative Response to Mental Health Calls
Jan 21, 2021
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net In the months since the video of Daniel Prude’s encounter with Rochester Police officers...
What could response to mental health crisis look like?
Oct 07, 2020
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Who should respond when a person is in distress? That may be the most-asked question in...
City Councilmember Evans Hosts Session on Mental Health
Aug 25, 2020
Staff reports Experts on mental health will take questions during a virtual meeting hosted by Rochester City Council member Malik Evans at...
Exercise Express Puts a Twist on the Home Gym
Mar 19, 2020
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net The gym is closed. No reason to miss a workout, now that a gym can come to you. Karen Rogers,...
Police, Monroe County Mental Health Experts Team Up to Calm a Crisis
Oct 17, 2019
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Police officers usually don’t show up to ask how your day is going. When they arrive,...