With at least five people dying in state custody each day, relying on police to handle every non-violent crisis often leads to tragic, avoidable outcomes instead of care. Our experts advocate for a fundamental shift in emergency response, exploring how dispatching mental health and healthcare professionals to non-violent crises can save lives and redefine what it means to feel safe.
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- Terence Keel, professor of human biology & society, professor of African American studies, UCLA, author, The Coroner’s Silence, Founding Director, Lab for BioCritical Studies
Keel’s book reminds readers that this is not someone else’s problem. We all come in contact with this system and it can fail any one of us.
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