A panel of experts and individuals with lived experience examine the complexities and challenges of responding to mental health emergencies, as well as alternatives to routinely sending police to engage with people in crisis.
This is a health issue that requires a health response.
Moderated by Samantha Lee, Supervising Solicitor, Redfern Legal Centre
Speakers:
- Kate Wild: investigative journalist and author of Waiting for Elijah
- Leesa Topic: mother of Courtney Topic, who was fatally shot by police in 2015
- Dawn Pointon: Investigator, former NSW Police Officer with Mental Health Intervention Team
- David Evenden: Solicitor Advocate, Legal Aid NSW
Recorded on the 15th of November 2024.
