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High unemployment among blacks and Latinos is partly explained by the social stigma and legal barriers encountered by people who were once incarcerated.

Victoria Phillips

Minister, Dr. Victoria A. Phillips (Ms.V) is the Founder of Visionary V, the Community, Health and Justice Organizer with the Mental Health Project — Urban Justice Center, an organizer with the Jails Action Coalition, member of the NYC Department of Corrections Advisory Board and previously provided cognitive behavioral therapy on Rikers Island and in other settings for people affected by mental health concerns and the criminal punishment system.

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Opinion: If it Approves Borough Jails, Council Must Invest in Mental Health

By Peggy Herrera and Victoria Phillips | September 4, 2019

‘This is the right time for the city to also make a bold commitment to support people with serious and persistent mental and behavioral health needs, in ways that will prevent contact (or further contact) with law enforcement at every possible juncture.’

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