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Miles Hall's death is one of many incidents in which individuals experiencing mental health crises have been killed by police. According to a report by the Treatment Advocacy Center, individuals with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during a police encounter than individuals without mental illness. [20]
An NPR story in 2020 estimated that calls that could be classified as mental health-related or substance abuse account for as much as 20 percent of emergency calls to police nationwide.
Police came to Cusseaux's house to transfer her to a mental health facility, under a court's orders, but when she allegedly charged at an officer with a hammer, he shot her dead.
The Memphis Police Department joined in partnership with the Memphis Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), mental health providers, and two universities (University of Memphis and University of Tennessee) in organizing, training, and implementing a specialized unit. This new alliance was established to develop a more ...
On May 14, 2018, during a mental health crisis, Peters had a car accident in Richmond, [1] witnessed by police officer Michael Nyantakyi, a ten-year veteran of the Richmond Police Department, [2] who then pursued Peters. [3] Peters crashed his car by the on-ramp to Interstate 95 and got out of the car naked and distressed. [3]
Ryan Gainer's death has heightened concerns from activists about law enforcement's use of force against people suffering from mental health issues and the lack of supportive services available for ...
United States v. City of Portland was a lawsuit filed by the United States Department of Justice against the City of Portland, Oregon on December 17, 2012, alleging a pattern or practice of unconstitutional use of force by the Portland Police Bureau against individuals with actual or perceived mental illness.
In hundreds of deaths where police used force meant to stop someone without killing them, officers violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining and subduing people — not simply once or ...