A new bill seeks to help states with federal funding and guidance on how to create a crisis response system that relies on trained mental health specialists, instead of armed officers. - NBCLatino
of fatal U.S. shootings by on-duty police officers. Since 2015, police have fatally shot at least 1,569 people with mental illnesses.
People with untreated mental illnesses are also 16 times more likely to be killed by law enforcement, according to Cárdenas’ office. This risk increases for people of color —— who are more likely than white people to be killed by police. In his district, Isaias Cervantes, 25, was shot by a Los Angeles sheriff's deputy and left paralyzed one year ago"within 40 seconds of police entering the home," Cárdenas said.
"It was a terrible outcome. It should not have happened. And with 988, those outcomes are going to start to diminish," Cárdenas said.White House’s unity agenda
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