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Since 2020, at least four psychiatric patients discharged by a DMC hospital after a mental health crisis ended up dead—either by their own hand, or after a violent altercation with police.

DETROIT—Porter Burks was a 20-year-old Black man with schizophrenia in Detroit, and it’s difficult to fit many more comorbidities than that into a sentence. Some of these identifiers on their own would not suggest an early death, but a few certainly entail more danger than others.

Mental health related calls have been on the rise for years in the City of Detroit.

Detroit police get help for suspects in mental distress through new pilot program By Ingrid Kelley and FOX 2 Staff Published  DETROIT (FOX 2) - The Detroit Police Department has found itself doubling as unofficial mental health workers in many instances.  But now a pilot program teaming DPD with the Housing Department is efforting to address those suffering mental health issues. Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network will provide DPD officers, 911 dispatchers and homeless outreach wor...

City, police officials unveil Detroit mental health initiative Detroit — Some city police officers responding to runs that may involve the mentally ill soon will be accompanied by behavioral health specialists, as part of an initiative rolled out Monday which aims to address what Detroits top cop describes as one of the biggest challenges facing law enforcement. During a press conference at Public Safety Headquarters, Mayor Mike Duggan, Chief James Craig and Detroit Wayne Integrated Health ...