791 - Tradeoffs The Fifth Branch: Transforming The Way Communities Respond to People in Crisis
About this episode:
Since 2015, 1,939 individuals experiencing mental health crises have been killed during encounters with police in America, accounting for 20% of all police killings. The first episode of \u201cThe Fifth Branch\u201d\u2014 a three-part special series by Tradeoffs and The Marshall Project\u2014 examines what it looks like when one community dramatically changes how it responds to people in crisis. Episodes 2 and 3 can be found on the Tradeoffs website.
Host:Dan Gorenstein is the founder and executive editor of the Tradeoffs podcast.
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