Honoring Tanisha Anderson: Addressing Police Accountability and Mental Health Crisis Solutions

Add to Calendar: Add to Calendar: 2024-11-11 16:30:00 2024-11-11 17:30:00 Honoring Tanisha Anderson: Addressing Police Accountability and Mental Health Crisis Solutions Event Description Please join the Social Justice Law Center as we host an event in honor of Tanisha Anderson. This event will provide space for the community to honor the life and legacy of Ms. Anderson 10 years after her life was taken by law enforcement response during a mental health crisis. Presenters will provide insights on how the traditional American policing model leads to such tragedies. They will also explore the various legal barriers that serve to obstruct accountability, redress, and healing. Presenters will also share proposed solutions aimed at avoiding future tragedies. Presenters include Professor Ayesha Bell Hardaway, representatives from the African American Policy Forum #SayHerName network, Larry Heller, Councilwoman Stephanie Howse-Jones and more. Community reception to follow. Panelists Larry Heller, M.Ed, MSW is the Outreach Coordinator for Northern Ohio Recovery Association (NORA) whose mission is to identify and address unmet needs of persons experiencing the challenges of mental illness, substance abuse disorder, homelessness and/or criminal justice involvement. Heller is an active member of many community organizations including the Mental Health Response Advisory Committee, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Ohio Chapter, and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee of the Cuyahoga County Addiction and Mental Health Services Board. Heller’s work as a “hands-on” advocate for the vulnerable and underserved is informed by his personal experiences with organizational barriers that interfered with him accessing services needed to support his own recovery.  Ayesha Bell Hardaway, Professor of Law and the Director of Social Justice Law Center at Case Western Reserve University. Hardaway's research and scholarship interests include the intersection of race and the law, constitutional law, criminal law, policing, and civil litigation. CLE Reading Materials Case Western Reserve University School of Law George Gund Hall Upper Rotunda 11075 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106 School of Law School of Law America/New_York public