Three of White Bird Clinic's IT Systems Administrators, Eric O'Toole and Jonathan Ross served - and Eric DeVall is still in service of - the US military. This episode we talk about their stories, how social work can bring people across socio-political boundaries to provide care, how working in the military has informed their work at White Bird Clinic and the high rate of unhoused US veterans. As per request of one of our guests, please note: The views and opinions presented herein a...
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Three of White Bird Clinic's IT Systems Administrators, Eric O'Toole and Jonathan Ross served - and Eric DeVall is still in service of - the US military. This episode we talk about their stories, how social work can bring people across socio-political boundaries to provide care, how working in the military has informed their work at White Bird Clinic and the high rate of unhoused US veterans. As per request of one of our guests, please note: The views and opinions presented herein a...
CAHOOTS Act with Senator Ron Wyden and Executive Coordinator Chris Hecht
White Bird Mutual Aid
31 minutes
2 years ago
CAHOOTS Act with Senator Ron Wyden and Executive Coordinator Chris Hecht
In 2021, the CAHOOTS Act was passed as a part of the American Rescue Plan, and as its own act. The Act was made to fund crisis response models, like CAHOOTS, around the country. In this episode Senator Ron Wyden tells us about creating the CAHOOTS Act, and the motivation behind it. Executive Coordinator Chris Hecht shares about his contributions and the process of working with Senator Wyden's team. To find out more about White Bird Clinic, visit whitebirdclinic.org.
White Bird Mutual Aid
Three of White Bird Clinic's IT Systems Administrators, Eric O'Toole and Jonathan Ross served - and Eric DeVall is still in service of - the US military. This episode we talk about their stories, how social work can bring people across socio-political boundaries to provide care, how working in the military has informed their work at White Bird Clinic and the high rate of unhoused US veterans. As per request of one of our guests, please note: The views and opinions presented herein a...
