#mental-health-crisis

#mental-health-crisis

Young man's parents say he was in the midst of mental health crisis at time of incident - and is now in legal limbo

At just 25 years old, her daughter, Alex Davies, was found dead in her segregation cell at Styal prison in Cheshire on Christmas Eve last year. She had been sent to prison after pleading guilty to offences including criminal damage and possession of a knife, which she had committed while in mental health crisis. The expectation was that when Alex was sentenced, she would receive a hospital order, and four separate psychiatrists had recommended that she be transferred to hospital before sentence.

The tragic death of Damon Lamarr Johnson, following a struggle with police during a mental health hold, renews urgent conversations on Portland's mobile crisis response systems.

Nine months after the confrontation that led to her son's death, Ellen Barrett sued the City of Carmel and involved police officers, alleging excessive force during the incident.

The lawsuit claims that Carmel police officers used excessive force during an altercation with Ellen Barrett's son, James Marshall, during a mental health crisis.

I think this was about power. It wasn't a mistake. It was about, 'you need to listen to me because I'm in charge.'