Worcester Sued for Mental Health Crisis Response
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Advocates sue Worcester for discriminatory 911 response, claiming armed police escalate mental health crises. The lawsuit highlights cases of excessive force, including a fourteen-year-old boy with autism restrained and handcuffed, and a ten-year-old boy with a fractured arm. Groups argue for professional mental health response without police as the default, as Worcesters crisis response team pilot failed and few officers have crisis intervention training. The city has not commented on the lawsuit.
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