Destiny Tolliver

Nov 11, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Rohan Khazanchi |Destiny Tolliver

Individuals with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during a police encounter than other civilians.1 Unfortunately, these stark disparities exist even for children struggling with acute mental illness, behavioral dysregulation, or chronic developmental disabilities — especially when their mental health conditions intersect with other marginalized identities.