Reforming Police Response to Mental Health Calls | Daniel Pearson Hirdes | TEDxUW

[@WyldFoxRacer]

Why aren’t more people talking about this???

[@Lisa-hj8fh]

Because the mentally ill, and special needs are a reminder of mans faults and should be swept under the rug. Out of site, out of mind. Yet, here I sit sleepless trying to get mental health reform in our society.

[@EhEsDeeEf]

Neurotypicals cant imagine what it's like. Why help when you can punish. they are "criminals" committing crimes after all.

[@zer0cx110]

@@EhEsDeeEfso true so true

[@shannoncarmody3805]

Why not go fund me Pages for hospitals, Mental Health Services where people can donate? in memory of someone who passed on. In honor of maybe themselves and making it through a tough time of their own like an anniversary of having survived a a personal scenario.

[@jascam1]

So if not the police then who. In florida when a DCF agent have to go check on a child a deputy goes along to protect DCF and to document any criminal violations. There’s only so many LEO to go around

[@abbeygarland3353]

Yep I wish EMT helped me and not 6 cops treating me like a soccer ball , waking up handcuffed to The hospital bed confused … I am over the abusive justice system.

[@angelblue7779]

Dale needs help Daniel!