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Tanisha’s Law calls for compassionate approach in responding to mental health and behavioral health crises in Cleveland
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press May 2026) After over a decade of community advocacy, the City of Cleveland now has in place a law that calls for a civilian led alternative to police response to calls for help with a mental health or behavioral health crisis. The new City Ordinance (1198-2024) is named for…
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Creation of care response model urged for responding to calls for mental health or behavioral health crises
Creation of care response model urged for responding to calls for mental health or behavioral health crises (Plain Press, September 2022) Progressive think tanks and mental health advocates have joined in a collaborative effort to spur the City of Cleveland to speed its implementation of a care response model for responding to calls it…