11 - We Were Calling For Help (Part 2) Artwork

The Next 72 Hours

In most states, a person may be held for up to 72 hours for treatment and evaluation of a suspected mental illness. Sometimes, 72 hours can't tell the whole story.The Next 72 Hours brings you the lived realities of Black people navigating the American mental health system. In each episode, psychiatrists Dr. Dani Hairston and Dr. Nwayieze Ndukwe break down and delve into stories of people seeking (or not seeking) mental health help and the repercussions that come with either decision. Through current events and historical happenings, the hosts and their guests explore provocative questions about medicine, society, racism, and mental health. Every hold has a story. Every story has a history.

All Episodes

The Next 72 Hours

11 - We Were Calling For Help (Part 2)

June 28, 2022 • The Next 72 Hours

In part two of our season finale, we explore some alternatives to police intervention for a mental health crisis. Crisis Response Teams, Crisis Intervention Teams, and the new 988 all offer assistance and mental health services that minimize or eliminate police interaction with people in crisis, leading to much safer outcomes. We’ll also examine the stigma of seeking mental health treatment - particularly in communities of color - by hearing Kevin Fischer’s lived experience navigating his son’s mental health crises, as well as his own.

Kevin Fischer is the Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Michigan and the President of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) International. He is a mental health and suicide prevention advocate dedicated to eliminating the stigma associated with mental illness.

MUSIC

“Faster Bassier” (theme song) by DJ Fatha Jul
“Dreary Boots” by DJ Fatha Julz