Police Often Use Force on Black People in Response to 911 Mental Health Calls
Media focus on killings obscures many cases of non-fatal force, MindSite News-Medill investigation shows.
If Mental Health Responders–Not Police–Had Come to Marquis Rivera’s Home, Would He Be Alive Today?
A mother and father – a mental health crisis worker himself – grieve the needless death of their son
Tasers Can Kill. When They Don’t, They Can Still Do Lasting Damage.
A MindSite News-Medill investigation documents wide use of tasers in response to 911 mental health calls.
Advocates Fight Florida Law Used to Detain Thousands of Kids in Crisis
A law originally set up to provide humane treatment to mentally ill people in crisis has became a terrifying dragnet for kids, with Black children under 10 greatly overrepresented.