Social Worker or AR-15? Portland Struggles Over How to Respond to People in Mental Health Crisis
As Portland weighs expansion of an alternative crisis-response program, new data from a MindSite News-Medill investigation shows police often deploy force on residents who are unhoused or grappling with mental illness.
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.