“If you think a child may be in danger, don’t wait to report it, because it could mean the difference between life and death.
“It takes a community to keep children safe, and children really do need adults to advocate for them,” says Howell.”
Don’t try and decide for yourself. If you suspect abuse, say something, get someone involved. It’s not a perfect solution, but it beats doing nothing about children who are being abused.
That’s a problem. Building more jails isn’t going to solve it. Creating processes that help identify inmates with mental health issues but not the resources to immediately get them into treatment isn’t helping either. The numbers will just get higher. The only thing that will help is getting more resources to the people who need them. But we don’t. I believe the biggest reason we don’t is that we don’t see homeless people with mental health issues who run into legal problems as people who are worth the effort.
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