also shows that the risk of getting killed by police is 16 times higher for those with mental illness than those without.
This is why we need alternative ways of seeking help. We need other methods of reaching out to services, but services that don’t further endanger and traumatize us. If you find yourself in a situation where you need help because someone in your life is having a mental health issue , please do not call the police, especially if the person is not demonstrating any violence or a desire to commit violence towards oneself or others.
As colonized peoples ourselves, while also now being one the largest settler groups in a colonized land, we are in a unique position to see how our historical and contemporary experiences of oppression are connected to other colonized and oppressed peoples. As Filipino Americans, we have a responsibility to make sure that we do not simply become tools to further oppress indigenous peoples and other Peoples of Color.
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