Black Mental Health Crisis Death
In this episode we discuss the tragic death of Earl Moore Jr., a Black man who was treated inhumanely by emergency medical technicians during a mental health crisis. And we highlight BlackLine, a crisis counseling hotline created for those most impacted by systemic oppression.
Visit the BlackLine website to learn how their hotline helps people through crises, how to become a volunteer, and to donate to their efforts.
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Audio Clip
Springfield paramedics accused of suffocating man by CBS Chicago
Body Camera Footage
SA Redaction Officer 1 by Sangamon County Government
Resources
Black and African American Communities and Mental Health by Mental Health America
Timeline: What we know about Earl L. Moore Jr.’s death and events that followed by Steven Spearie
New details emerge in case against EMS workers charged with murder by Dean Olsen
