A Group Works to Improve NYPD’s Treatment of the Mentally Ill
After the highly publicized killing of Bedford-Stuyvesant resident Iman Morales at the hands of police officers in 2008, Rights for Imprisoned People with Psychiatric Disabilities (RIPPD) got to work on bringing Crisis Intervention Teams to New York City. Modeled after successful CIT programs around the country, RIPPD’s proposed plan would improve how police officers respond to emergency calls involving people with mental illnesses, hopefully de-escalating situations instead of resorting to violence. Since last summer, Muralla Media Works has produced video packages to get the word out about RIPPD’s work and their proposal.
This is the second video in the series, documenting a RIPPD rally and the moment when the grassroots group turned in their proposal to members of Commissioner Kelly’s executive board.
RIPPD: A Media Campaign
A Group Works to Improve NYPD’s Treatment of the Mentally Ill
After the highly publicized killing of Bedford-Stuyvesant resident Iman Morales at the hands of police officers in 2008, Rights for Imprisoned People with Psychiatric Disabilities (RIPPD) got to work on bringing Crisis Intervention Teams to New York City. Modeled after successful CIT programs around the country, RIPPD’s proposed plan would improve how police officers respond to emergency calls involving people with mental illnesses, hopefully de-escalating situations instead of resorting to violence. Since last summer, Muralla Media Works has produced video packages to get the word out about RIPPD’s work and their proposal.
This is the second video in the series, documenting a RIPPD rally and the moment when the grassroots group turned in their proposal to members of Commissioner Kelly’s executive board.