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Podcast: Turning A Moment Into A Movement
Episode: "Crime vs Crisis" The Criminalization of Mental Health
Description: By dismantling the mental illness treatment system, we have turned mental health crisis from a medical issue into a police matter… People with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during a police encounter than other civilians approached or stopped by law enforcement. Individuals with untreated mental illness are vastly overrepresented in every corner of the criminal justice system. The high stress of police encounters, characterized by aggressive orders and threats of violence, makes it more difficult for people in crisis to follow orders or control their actions.
People in crisis, we need appropriate alternatives to...