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Though Earl is White, his death casts a renewed spotlight on fatal police encounters with civilians, an issue that has gained national attention and sparked calls for police reform following the ...
Prosecutor Daniel Cicchini told the jury details of how 39-year-old Herman Whitfield III died after his mother called 911 asking for help and informing a dispatcher that her son was experiencing a ...
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 ...
In 2018, the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act was signed into federal law, a direct response to the unique stressors that police officers face, and a recognition that law enforcement ...
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.
Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old unemployed man, aspiring rapper and father of eight who was married in October 2020. He worked occasionally as an Uber Eats driver. [1] [2] According to family members and the family's attorney, Wallace suffered from mental illness, including bipolar disorder, and was taking lithium.
Prude had been suffering from a mental health episode after ingesting PCP and left his brother's house in a disturbed and naked state. His brother called the police, which then led to the encounter with law enforcement in the street outside of his brother's house. [1] The officers put a spit hood over his head after he began spitting. They ...
Members of a mental health response team sent to help a man who was having a “psychotic breakdown” instead killed him by tackling him and leaving him handcuffed, according to a federal lawsuit ...