America's Mental Health Crisis | with Mayor Hillary Schieve
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Mayor Hillary Schieve was elected as the Mayor of Reno in 2014. She is serving her last term as Mayor and is currently the President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. She is also an entrepreneur with a passion for using technology and innovation to improve her community. In this episode, we get into some pressing issues facing our society, from our antiquated government and the need for election reform to our current mental health crisis.  Key Topics: Technology and innovation in government How blockchain technology can improve our record-keeping and election process A proactive approach to America's mental health crisis Bringing jobs and innovation by bringing a Telsa Gigafactory to Reno The need for election reform Her story of stalking and finding a GPS tracker on her car How mental illness and drug addiction has affected Mayor Schieve personally Episode links: Mayor Schieve's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MayorSchieve LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-schieve-7b3361b/ Mental Health Survey of our cities by the U.S. Conference of Mayors: https://www.usmayors.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/USCM-Mental-Health-Survey-2023.pdf Sign up for the Some Future Day Newsletter here: https://marcbeckman.substack.com/ To join the conversation follow Marc here: Youtube LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Marc is a Senior Fellow of Emerging Technologies at NYU, the CEO of DMA United, and is on the New York State Bar Association's Taskforce for Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets.
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