by laurakrupar | Apr 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Introduction In recent years, following the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. rates of suicide—a self-inflicted injury with the intent of death—increased significantly; the number of suicides in 2023 surpassed 50,000. The number of suicides in the U.S. in...
by laurakrupar | Apr 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Gun violence in the U.S. is on the rise. In the wake of two devastating mass shootings just 10 days apart—the Buffalo grocery store shooting (May 14, 2022) and the Uvalde elementary school shooting (May 24, 2022)—our national attention has again turned to firearms....
by laurakrupar | Apr 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
We are facing dual, interconnected crises of rising economic inequality and poor mental health that have been exacerbated under COVID-19. This legacy moment demands that we transform the systems that have given rise to social and economic inequities, so that we can...
by laurakrupar | Mar 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
This resource explores the health disparities and inequities faced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), examining social determinants of health, barriers to healthcare access, and strategies to promote health equity through policy,...
by laurakrupar | Jan 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
This resource outlines a policy supporting the diversion of individuals with serious mental illness or substance use conditions from the criminal justice system to appropriate mental health and substance use treatment.