Michael Moza
Michael Moza recently turned 30 and is diagnosed with Schizophrenia. Moza fired 13 bullets into a home in southwest Detroit. No one was injured and Moza wasn’t labeled a suspect at the time. Afterwards, Moza was working as an election poll worker when he experienced a mental health episode. After being brought to the Detroit […]
State College Protest Demanding Police Reform After Killing of Man with Disability
Osaze was 29-years old and diagnosed with autism and schizophrenia when three officers with a mental health warrant fatally shot him. An investigation by state police cleared the officers involved of any wrongdoing. A 24-hour protest lead by the 3/20 coalition called on the borough to meet demands stemming from the police shooting of Osaze […]
Lack of resources for mental health in Des Moines
(Des Moines, IA) Rose has been experiencing mental health crises for a while. She is bipolar with PTSD and borderline personality disorder. During her mental health episodes, police were the only resources available to them. If Rose was violent she would be taken to jail. If Rose was non-violent, police said they are unable to […]
Marcus Alert Bill that expands crisis responses for mental health emergencies passes house
(Virginia) A bill recently passed the Virginia house and senate that would affect mental health awareness responses. The bill will create the Marcus alert system which is named after Marcus-David Peters who was shot and killed in 2018 during an encounter with Richmond police. Since two different bills were passed between the house and senate, […]
Alternatives to Police Response for Psychiatric Disabilities
(San Mateo, CA) Police responded to a 9-1-1 call about a person walking through traffic. When police arrived, they found Chinedu Okobi who was an unarmed 36-year old Black man with a psychiatric disability. Shortly after police confronted Chinedu, he was forced to the ground by 5 officers and tased a total of 7 times. […]