Cleveland City Council Passes Tanisha's Law Years After Woman Dies in Police Custody: Here's What It Does

Cleveland passes ‘Tanisha’s Law’; mental health crisis calls will change under the law

Cleveland City Council passed Tanishas Law at Monday nights meeting.Its named for Tanisha Anderson.She died in 2014 at the hospital after a struggle with Cleveland police officers during a mental health crisis.Cleveland City Council Member Stephanie Howse-Jones spoke about Andersons daughter."She loved her daughter, and she showed up for her daughter, and she ensured that her daughter was engaged in life and because of that tragedy that happened…

Cleveland passes Tanisha's Law to create a new crisis response team

“Tanisha’s law will not only help save lives,” Michael Anderson, Tanisha’s Uncle, said. “But it will also mean that she didn't die in vain.”

Cleveland City Council passes Tanisha's Law years after woman dies in police custody: Here's what it does

The law establishes a “compassionate approach to responding to mental health and behavioral health crises in Cleveland.”

Tanisha's Law to change Cleveland mental health crisis response

After more than a year of behind-the-scenes negotiating and sometimes contentious debate, Cleveland City Council unanimously passed Tanisha’s Law, which is intended to build on the city’s progress in dealing with emergency calls about people experiencing a mental health crisis. Tanisha’s Law was named to honor Tanisha Anderson, who died in 2014 after a struggle with Cleveland police officers during a mental health crisis. After the vote, Council…