One in four people killed in police custody have a serious mental illness. In Eugene, Ore., mental health advocates and local police are working together to change that statistic.
Kate Gillespie, a clinical coordinator for CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets), joins Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd.
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