Friend,

Rep. Cori Bush just reintroduced the People’s Response Act, which would advance an inclusive, non-carceral, and health-centered approach to public safety!

“Our country is failing to keep our communities safe. We see time and time again, that our country’s allegiance to mass incarceration does not work… the [People’s Response Act] is a central component of an affirmative vision of community safety that will undoubtedly save lives.”

The People’s Response Act would:

• Institute a new public safety division within the Department of Health and Human Services focused on health-centered approaches to public safety;
• Develop a federal first responders unit to support localities and states with emergency health crises;
• Advance research on non-carceral approaches to public safety;
• Provide $7.5 billion in grant funding to community-based organizations and governments to improve crisis response;
• Set up a $2.5 billion First Responder Hiring Grant, which would create thousands of jobs for first responders (including licensed social workers, mental health counselors, substance use counselors, and peer support specialists)

Friend, we need to gather grassroots support for this brilliant bill – so if you agree that public safety is a matter of public health, please add your name as a grassroots co-sponsor of the People’s Response Act! >>

Thank you, Friend.

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