Don’t Send the Police: Freedom House Rides Again
In part two of our series on local alternatives to policing, Trymaine Lee joins Miami’s Freedom House Mobile Crisis unit as they gear up to provide emergency mental health care.
Into America · Trymaine Lee, Rachel Gilmer, Armen Henderson
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Show Notes
Last week, Into America told the story of Freedom House, a Black-run ambulance service that defined American EMS in the late 1960s. Today, The Healing and Justice Center in Miami, FL operates Freedom House Mobile and Crisis Units, expanding the legacy of wellness from physical to emotional and mental health.
In this special two-part story, Into America explores Freedom House then and now; and how Black communities have always worked to keep themselves safe.
On part two of ‘Don’t Send the Police,’ Trymaine Lee heads to Miami to speak with Rachel Gilmer, the director of the Healing and Justice Center; Dr. Armen Henderson, director of Health Programs at Dream Defenders, the Center’s parent organization; and others who are spending their days healing the community.
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For More:
- Don’t Send the Police: Send Freedom House
- Caring People Behind a Miami Mental-Health Initiative Want to Change a Tragic Narrative | Editorial
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