These Oklahomans Needed Mental Health Care. Instead, They Died in Jail. - Oklahoma Watch
oklahomawatch.org
Untreated mental health and substance abuse conditions killed 28 people detained in Oklahoma jails last year with no consequences to those responsible for their care, an Oklahoma Watch investigation revealed.
  • adhdplantdev@lemm.ee
    1·
    11 months ago

    JFC. People are in crisis so the police take them to jail in order to give them a safe spot which still results in suicides. It’s a literal nightmare

  • Jaysyn@kbin.social
    1·
    11 months ago

    My youngest son was just diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia & this scares the shit out of me.

  • BigMacHole@lemm.ee
    21·
    11 months ago

    Republicans: School shootings are a Mental Health problem!

    Also Republicans: