It has been and will continue to be a busy week of news coverage of our grantees and partners. Below I have aggregated some of the coverage.
Safehouse
The Safehouse Philly team testified in federal court on Monday and continues to plan for the opening of the first overdose prevention site in America. The next step in the legal case is oral arguments on 9/5/19.
- WHYY– Judge to hear nuts and bolts of how Philly supervised injection site would work
- Inquirer–Philadelphia’s supervised injection site plan faces a contentious day in federal court
- Inquirer Opinion– ‘It’s like drowning’: Minute by minute, a physician tells a courtroom how you die from an overdose
- Billy Penn– Step-by-step: How Philly’s overdose prevention site will work
- Philadelphia Magazine– At Philly Court Hearing, a Wrenching Preview of Fight Over Safe Injection Sites
- NBC Philadelphia– US Attorney Asks Judge to Block Philadelphia Supervised Injection Site
Scattergood Ethics Program for Applied Behavioral Health Care at the University of Pennsylvania
Dominic Sisti, Ph.D., Program Director, has had the opportunity to comment on mass violence and mental health for several national and local news outlets this week.
- CNN– Mental health advocates say reopening institutions won’t stop mass shootings
- Washington Post– After Trump blames mental illness for mass shootings, health agencies ordered to hold all posts on issue
- NPR– The myth of mental illness and gun violence
Mass Violence in America Report
Joe Pyle, Scattergood Foundation president was on the National Council for Behavioral Health’s panel of experts contributing to this extremely timely report.
- View the full report
- The Lancet– Reaching critical mass on mass shootings
- PBS News Hour– Why addressing mental illness isn’t enough to reduce gun violence
- NBC National– Red flag laws often have bipartisan support. But do they stop mass shootings?
- Blog by Patrick Kennedy– Reactionary, ill-informed commentary perpetuates stigma
Equity in Philanthropy Cohort
The greatest social issues that we face as a region and a country are amplified in the lives of those who experience structural and systemic inequity. In philanthropy, changing the trajectory of these issues requires self-reflection, self-assessment, and institutional change to embrace a full commitment to equity.The foundation is financially supporting and Joe Pyle and Kate Williams, Board Chair are participating in Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia’s Equity in Philanthropy Cohort. The
- Generocity– 12 philanthropy orgs aim to improve racial equity with support from Philanthropy Network