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Mental Health Care for Brown Folk During the Pandemic

***Trigger warning: suicidal ideations discussed***

In this clip, a UW student describes his experience attempting to seek mental health care during the pandemic. He recalls a traumatic incident with a mental healthcare worker who threatened to call the police on him, triggering him and reminding him of the many other times the police have killed Black and Brown men during mental health episodes.

How dare you tell me as a Brown person that you’re gonna call the cops?