In case you missed it! Hello John, The Treatment Advocacy Center staff is in the news this week in a big way. Two members of our advocacy team published op/eds in national news outlets and we wanted to make sure you saw them. In an op/ed for the New York Daily News, Director of Advocacy Lisa Dailey argues that by redefining 'dangerousness,' New York will be able to use Kendra's Law more effectively. "The crux of the issue is the failure of New York’s involuntary treatment criteria to define dangerousness in enough detail to make clear what is obvious to the average citizen: that a person who is unable to meet their basic survival needs due to untreated mental illness poses a danger to themselves," Dailey writes. Read her full op-ed here. Legislative and Policy Counsel Sabah Muhammad penned an op/ed in the Washington Post detailing the difficult decision that Black families of loved ones with serious mental illness must make when calling the police for help. "When we call 911 and use the words “mentally ill and dangerous,” police inevitably arrive with five or more squad cars and step out with guns drawn. If we don’t call the police, our loved one’s psychosis will only worsen. So, we make the call and pray." Muhammad argues that dropping the “imminent threat” standard could be part of the solution to eliminating fatal encounters between the police and people with serious mental illness. Read her full op-ed here. We are very proud of our colleagues for shining a light on our broken mental health care system in the media, and for offering prescriptive solutions to fix it. To learn more about the issues discussed in their op-eds, visit our website here. Thank you for your continued support of Treatment Advocacy Center. Donate Treatment Advocacy Center | Website ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Treatment Advocacy Center | 200 N Glebe Rd, Ste 801, Arlington, VA 22203 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!