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Ann-Marie Louison Named City & State Black Trailblazer
Congratulations to Ann-Marie Louison on being named a Black Trailblazer by City & State New York! As Chief Impact Officer at CASES, Ann-Marie has spent more than two decades advancing mental health care and reducing incarceration across New York City. From helping launch the groundbreaking Nathaniel Project to strengthening support
Starting Strong with OnTrack: Care at the Moment It Matters Most
BY CECILIA INNIS At the CASES South Bronx office on 147th street, I sat down our OnTrack NY team—an innovative mental health treatment program for youth and young adults experiencing unusual thoughts, behaviors or perceptions (like seeing or hearing things that others don’t). Shea Davis, the OnTrack Team Leader and
Finding Light at the End of the Tunnel
When Amanda logs onto our call from a family shelter, she beams and lifts her newborn to the camera. “She’ll be two months on the fifth,” she says proudly. It’s that same spark—steady, hopeful, determined—that defines Amanda’s story. A Bronx native, mom of three, and trained EMT, Amanda is working
CASES Named as Finalist in 5th Annual NYC Imagine Awards
Brooklyn, NY – CASES was named a Finalist in the Cerini & Associates Social Impact category in the 5th Annual NYC Imagine Awards. The NYC Imagine Awards was created to offer formal acknowledgment to some of NYC metro’s most effective and innovative nonprofit organizations. The 5th Annual NYC Imagine Awards
CASES Response to Executive Order Criminalizing Homelessness
At CASES, we work every day to safely keep people out of jail and in their communities through evidence-based programs that prioritize care over punishment. Our clinic and mobile mental health teams, court-based programs, and education and employment initiatives succeed by building trust with our clients and providing voluntary services
Feature with Tonie Dreher, a Women’s Specialist at CASES
We joined Tonie Dreher, a women’s specialist on CASES newSTART (Short-Term Alternatives and Referrals to treatment) team, to learn more about her work and what freedom means to her. What is newSTART?NewSTART is an alternative to incarceration program that diverts people from jail to community-based treatment services. This short-term, rapid