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Recent Police Reform News
Brussels: Innovative Mental Health Support
A mobile team in Brussels, Belgium that supports people with psychosocial disabilities, or mental health conditions, in their own homes offers an innovative rights-based alternative
Montgomery County Shifting Police Funds to Mental Health Responders
Montgomery County created a crisis center in July of 2020. Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker spearheaded the redirecting of $600,000 in funding to expand
First Six Months of Mental Health Responses Led to Zero Arrests
Denver recently released the STAR (Support Team Assisted Response) program 6 months ago. The program was designed to address non-violent incidents with mental health professionals
Portland’s new public safety program
A new public safety program has been launched in Portland as an alternative to sending police to mental health calls and homelessness. The program, Portland
New St. Louis Program Redirects Mental Health Calls From 911
Calls involving people with mental health issues, or in a mental crisis, may be diverted to specially trained behavioral health professionals in St. Louis. Tiffany
New Program Expanding Detroit’s Crisis Intervention Responses
The city of Detroit announced a partnership with the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network in hopes of fixing a “broken system” by adding behavioral health support to police,
Minneapolis City Council attempting to create a mental health response team
A proposal regarding police reform is being circulated through the Minneapolis City Council. The proposal would create a 24/7 mental health mobile emergency response team.
New York City Implementing Police Alternative for Mental Health Calls
A new pilot program in New York City will allow mental health and crisis workers to respond to mental health emergencies instead of law enforcement.
@CrIPJUSTICE TWITTER
This is the direct result of directly impacted community members mobilizing for in-person visits in Riverside & San Bernardino Counties for the past several months. This is what happens when we build power together ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼 https://twitter.com/sbcountysheriff/status/1375570528375869450
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department will resume in-person visitation for inmates http://nixle.us/CMBRN
I still feel ashamed that these are considered my coworkers https://twitter.com/cripjustice/status/1306668591169716225
These are the “mental health” responders that deal with unhoused people in Riverside, CA. Pic from @nolasco909 #StopCarceralAbleism #DisabilityJustice #DecarcerateMentalHealth
USE OF FORCE IS WRONG RESPONSE TO MENTAL HEALTH from @hrw https://cripjustice.org/use-of-force-is-wrong-response-to-mental-health/
BRUSSELS: INNOVATIVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT https://cripjustice.org/brussels-innovative-mental-health-support/
Join us so we can show our strength in numbers! People Power is the first step to make our concerns known #FreeDarik #DisabledandPunished https://twitter.com/Cat911Team/status/1375204682008653828
Join @RAOUON tomorrow (Friday, March 25) anytime between 8:30am-12:30pm pt for our #FreeDarik protest at the Indio Courthouse. 46200 Oasis Street in Indio. #disabledandpunished https://twitter.com/cripjustice/status/1375203386123902977