Think Out Loud

The high cost of health insurance, the scarcity of psychiatric treatment beds, and an overburdened emergency clinic for psychiatric patients, all make finding mental health treatment difficult, especially for someone in the midst of a crisis. In the past year, three of the four people fatally shot by PPB officers were in the midst of apparent mental health crises. Vince and Sara Salvi have two sons who have struggled with mental illness. They share their experiences of negotiating the system, and their interactions with police.