Supporting Crisis Teams for Mental Health Emergencies, Improving Infrastructure Resilience, and More

Remembering the Khobar Towers bombing, climate finance and infrastructure reform, and funding mental health crisis responders.

View in browser June 23, 2021 Replacing police with trained crisis teams for mental health emergencies   There is a growing recognition in America that armed police are not the right first responders to a situation where someone is having a mental health crisis. Stuart Butler and Nehath Sheriff discuss how American Rescue Plan funds can be used for alternative responses to mental health emergencies.   Read more Rethinking climate finance to improve infrastructure resilience   A lack of coordinated action is perhaps the biggest barrier to drive more climate-resilient infrastructure improvements nationally. Joseph Kane, Adie Tomer, and Caroline George explore the climate investment opportunity across our built environment and lay out several principles that federal leaders should consider when rethinking climate finance.   Read more Remembering the Khobar Towers bombing   This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Khobar Towers bombing, which killed 19 American airmen and the legacy of which still haunts Washington's relations with Iran. Bruce Riedel recounts the event and its aftermath from his time as deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Near East and South Asia.   Read more Help support Brookings with a donation   Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brookings Institution campus in Washington, D.C. is currently closed and all events are virtual only. For more information on the Institution's response, read our full guidance here. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter preferences | Receive the Brookings Brief less often