Sera Davidow

May 22, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Sera Davidow

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May 22, 2024 | masslive.com | Sera Davidow

One of the approaches with the best mental health outcomes in the world is called Open Dialogue. Developed in Finland, it is made up of several parts. However, one of the most critical elements is that it is built on a foundation of trust. Massachusetts also has a crisis care alternative built on trust: Peer respite. And, right now, the Commonwealth has a historic opportunity to expand access to such places.

Nov 9, 2023 | madinamerica.com | Sera Davidow

#988 first appeared in a report to Congress in August 2019 wherein Federal Communications Commission (FCC) staff proposed it as a nationwide, easy-to-remember calling code for people who were suicidal or otherwise in emotional distress. Approximately one year later in July 2020, the FCC adopted rules to begin establishing #988, and in October of the same year, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act was signed into law.

Sep 18, 2023 | truthout.org | Cherise Morris |Sera Davidow |Victoria Law |Candice Norwood

Briefly, we wanted to update you on where Truthout stands this month. To be brutally honest, Truthout is behind on our fundraising goals for the year. There are a lot of reasons why. We’re dealing with broad trends in our industry, trends that have led publications like Vice, BuzzFeed, and National Geographic to make painful cuts. Everyone is feeling the squeeze of inflation. And despite its lasting importance, news readership is declining.

Sep 5, 2023 | madinamerica.com | Sera Davidow

Peer respite has gained a fair amount of ground since its start. With now over three dozen peer respites across the country, the numbers still fall far short of where they should be, but are nonetheless headed in a promising direction… if the integrity of the model has and can be maintained. But, that’s a big ‘if,’ and recent bumps in Connecticut and other states serve to reveal just how challenging keeping an alternative approach actually alternative can be.