Use of Force is Wrong Response to Mental Health in US

Click to expand Image A neighbor gathers at a memorial outside Walter Wallace Jr.'s home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 27, 2020.  © 2020 Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP The killing of Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old man with a mental health condition, in Philadelphia this week is now part of a long list of cases of police violence against people with disabilities in the United States. On Monday afternoon, Wallace, a husband and father whose wife is expecting a baby this week, experienced serious emotional distress. His family called for an ambulance to help.…

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