Advancing Healing and Justice through Organizing 

In an Op-ed recently published by the Chicago Tribune, Communities United youth leader Daquan Ford discusses the urgency for mental health support for youth in Chicago. He says that elected officials need to involve young people in the conversations. They need to invest in youth-led initiatives to address the gaps in mental health resources, rather than make unilateral decisions that implement punitive and policing policies. When utilizing healing-centered approaches led by those most impacted by the issues, the vision for a healing-centered city becomes clearer.