Summer Berman (she/her)

creating the joyful hustle #ClubhouseWorks over-educated childless cat lady | Fresh Start

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

Gun violence, mental illness, and community. A very long 🧵.

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

@wdet Mental illness is not a crime and most people with mental illness are not violent, as is true for the general population.

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

Most mental health crises are about a person who needs help and adding guns and other elements associated with the police can turn a situation that doesn’t otherwise have to be, violent. A public health response is needed, not public safety.

[WDET 101.9FM @wdet]

"People grossly overestimate the amount of danger... or the number of situations that are actually dangerous," says Watson. #DetroitToday

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

@BiggNEO @SHDetroit @wdet #DetroitToday The general public doesn’t always know the difference and dispatchers and other professionals need to be able to make that distinction so people who are in crisis and need help aren’t met with an even scarier and more dangerous situation.

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

@BiggNEO @SHDetroit @wdet With up to 1 in 4 people experiencing a mental illness I think it’s wise for officers to be trained in how to not escalate situations unnecessarily, however I 100% agree that the police are not who should be responding to mental health crises in general. #DetroitToday

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

@BiggNEO @SHDetroit @wdet If there is no crime being committed police should not be there. Health emergencies need a public health response, not a public safety response. We need mental health responders without police.

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

As we wrap up #MentalHealthMonth, please consider making a donation to @fresh_start_ch, Washtenaw County's psychosocial rehabilitation community for adults with serious mental illness, this #ClubhouseGivingDay! #MentalHealthMatters #ClubhouseWorks https://t.co/yWI7Vpz48m

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

@SHDetroit @wdet @thomasinselmd Find your local Clubhouse here: https://t.co/WpPzPI0Wic

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

@SHDetroit @wdet @thomasinselmd Michigan has 40 such programs across the state operated through the Medicaid funded community mental health system but more funding is needed.

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

Thrilled to be part of the network that made the introduction of this important mental health legislation possible. Can't wait to see it move.

[Fountain House @fountainhouse]

@RepRitchie introduces new federal legislation to bolster mental health services across the country — improving access to holistic, community-based care that focuses on both the recovery and reintegration process. 1/3
https://t.co/hyGtBEbUp1

[Fountain House @fountainhouse]

(1/5) What is serious mental illness? #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek

[Fountain House @fountainhouse]

(2/5) According to @NIMHgov, serious mental illness (SMI) is defined as a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder resulting in serious functional impairment, which substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities.

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

Dévora Kestel, Dir of Mental Health & Substance Use @WHO discussing the spectrum of approaches needed for effective community-based mental health care outlined in their CMH guidance report. #WorldSeminar2022 #ClubhouseWorks @Clubhouse_Intl #WEARECLUBHOUSEINTERNATIONAL

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

Incredible plenary with retiring #Clubhouse icon Robby Vorspan. #WorldSeminar2022 @Clubhouse_Intl #WEARECLUBHOUSEINTERNATIONAL

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

So good to be here in @CityofBaltimore with @fresh_start_ch. Thanks to @bmoreclubhouse and @Clubhouse_Intl for the great opening session w/@MayorBMScott & Baltimore Youth Poet Laureate 2021 @Aniya_Taylor_ 🙌🏻🤩 #WorldSeminar2022 #Clubhouse #WEARECLUBHOUSEINTERNATIONAL

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

Do you like to run? Do you think mental health is important? You're invited to run (or "run"!) our virtual 5k to support #mentalhealth #recovery.

#ClubhouseWorks #StrongerWithCommunity @fresh_start_ch @Clubhouse_Intl @fountainhouse https://t.co/1nq4kj2y8a

[Eli Savit @EliNSavit]

Just now, the Court of Claims issued an excellent opinion which PERMANENTLY enjoins the enforcement of Michigan's draconian anti-abortion law.

A few key takeaways (and what it means). /1

[Fountain House @fountainhouse]

Adequate health care includes accessibility to mental health care.

[Summer Berman (she/her) @SummerBerman]

Thank you to @GovWhitmer for supporting public health responses to public health emergency calls in #Michigan! #mentalhealth #strongerwithcommunity

[Fountain House @fountainhouse]

Great news out of MI! @GovWhitmer just signed the state budget for 2023. It includes funding for care response programs that will send mental health professionals & peers to mental health emergency calls instead of law enforcement. Our statement here: https://t.co/KBpKCphbHe