"The MPD mistreats people with behavioral health disabilities. MPD’s response to the majority of behavioral health-related calls 'is often harmful and ineffective,' the report states. Investigators 'identified numerous examples of MPD officers unnecessarily escalating situations and in many cases using avoidable force against people with behavioral health disabilities,' including the use of tasers and potentially deadly neck restraints."

#BehavioralHealth #disabilities #tasers #BehavioralHealthServices

by Christine Herman in The #CenterForPublicIntegrity:

"In the U.S., children’s mental health services have long remained out of reach for many of the nation’s most vulnerable kids. About 7.4 million U.S. children — roughly 1 in 10 — have a serious mental disorder that impacts their ability to function, but most receive no treatment."

https://publicintegrity.org/health/health-parity/families-help-children-mental-health-crises/

#MentalHealth #children #families #anxiety #depression #PTSD #suicide #ResidentialTreatment #BehavioralHealthServices