The Fifth Branch: Redefining Mental Health Crisis Response in America

A virtual discussion in collaboration with The Marshall Project of the main findings from the series and to hear directly from experts in alternative crisis response about how these programs can best serve residents in the midst of a mental health crisis. 

Featured guests included:

– Ryan Levi, Tradeoffs reporter/producer
– Christie Thompson, The Marshall Project staff writer
– Ryan Smith, City of Durham Community Safety Department director
– Gabriela Solis Torres, Harvard Government Performance Lab assistant director of criminal justice
– Nicole Lewis, The Marshall Project engagement editor (Moderator)