Rachel Bromberg is a Canadian activist for community-led response to 911 calls and the co-founder of both Reach Out Response Network and the International Mobile Services Association.
Education
editBromberg was a fellow at the Yale University Program for Recovery and Community Health[1] and is completing a dual degree in law and social work[2] at the University of Toronto.[3]
Career and advocacy
editBromberg worked at youth mental health organization Stella's Place,[4] before co-writing an op-ed with colleague Asante Haughton advocating for community-led responses to 911 calls about mental health crisis.[3] She later co-founded Reach Out Response Network with Haughton[3] and has worked with groups in the US who have run community responses.[5]
She also co-founded[4] the International Mobile Services Association where she works on community-led crises response.[2]
She is a member of the Toronto Regional Human Services and Justice Coordinating Committee and a member of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health's Constituency Council.[3]
Bromberg serves on the board of directors of the Ontario Peer Development Initiative.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Graduated Fellows". medicine.yale.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ a b "Rachel Bromberg". National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy.
- ^ a b c d "Blurring the Blue Line | University of Toronto Magazine". University of Toronto Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ a b Gillis, Wendy (2020-08-03). "These mental health advocates are working on an alternative to police intervention when someone is in crisis". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ Kivanç, Jake (10 Feb 2021). "North American Cities Are Replacing Cops With Civilians And It's Working". Vice.
- ^ "Ontario Peer Development Initiative | OPDI | Peer Support, Consumer Survivor Mental Health Support Network". www.opdi.org. Retrieved 2022-03-28.