Safe Interactions Act News Today

Osaze Osagie, a 29-year-old Black man, was in his State College apartment on March 20, 2019, when he was shot three times by one of three police officers, who were

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh this week joined representatives from The Wright Center for Community Health…

America’s lack of adequate mental health care ensures that police are the de facto responders for cases that should be handled by mental health professionals.

The Senate should support the Safe Interactions Act and the HELP Act to make our cities and towns safer for both law enforcement personnel and people with disabilities.

AP Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Casey will introduce two police reform bills, both of which he says have bipartisan support. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey plans to introduce two police reform bills this week to address police violence involving people struggling with mental health issues, by diverting more 911 calls away from law enforcement and toward social services. “Our current response system places a burden on law enforcement officers that, frankly, they shouldn’t have to bear,” the Pennsylv...

Amid calls for police reform nationwide, democratic and republican representatives alike are backing new legislation to change the way law enforcement respond to some 911 calls.  Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Law Enforcement Education and Accountability for People with Disabilities (LEAD) Initiative in the Senate Monday. It is comprised of two bills that promise to reduce police violence against people with disabilities and in mental health crises: the Safe Interactions Act and Hum...

Pennlive Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., speaks during a general election campaign event in Philadelphia in 2018.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. and other Pennsylvania lawmakers are sponsoring legislation aimed at reducing the chance police encounters with those with disabilities or mental health issues will end tragically. Casey, D-Pa., is sponsoring what he’s dubbed the Law Enforcement E...

Have you ever heard about the 2-1-1 call system? I knew about 3-1-1 and 9-1-1, but I never knew about 2-1-1 until Senator Bob Casey held a media call last week and talked about two major bills he just proposed in Congress. These two bills would assist families with members who have intellectual disabilities in that instead of calling 9-1-1 when their relative is having a mental crisis, they can call 2-1-1 and get someone who is trained to deal with mental crisis to respond. Casey (D-PA) is laun...

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Dec 11, 2020 U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., introduced two bills on Wednesday after high profile killings of Black Americans at the hands of police officers and growing calls for policy changes to prevent future violence. During a virtual roundtable discussion, Casey announced the Law Enforcement Education and Accountability for People with Disabilities (LEAD) Initiative, to help bring about racial justice and address the high incidence rate of police violence involving people with disabilities. T...