De-Escalation Trainings

In which borough should your idea take place? Manhattan

Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?

Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.

Youth

Parents

Justice impacted individuals

Limited English proficient individuals

Older adults

Immigrants and/or migrants

Describe the challenge you want to address:

"Everyone who has lived in NYC has “that story” (about a time they witnessed/experienced something crazy). Most New Yorkers have gotten accustomed to situations where someone (either who is mentally ill/under the
influence/having a bad day) is acting out/creates a crisis situation.

Unfortunately, the response to situations like these is oftentimes to ignore the individual and hope that they go away."

Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:

"Our idea was to fund various de-escalation trainings. These trainings could be done in middle/high school classrooms and through after-hour programs for working individuals.

In addition to actual trainings, we also
suggested having a “SparkNotes” version on Subways/in Subway platforms."

Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:

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