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Family and advocates tell Long Beach council police response failed son with mental illness; request meeting and better crisis response
Summary
Karina Guerrero and her daughter spoke at the council's Sept. 9 public comment to say police response to her son's crisis at a state-funded facility did not follow the city's mental-health response protocols and that her son, who has schizophrenia, lacked medication while detained. The speakers requested a meeting with the councilmember for their
Two members of the Guerrero family and advocates addressed the Long Beach City Council during general public comment on Sept. 9 to say police response to their son's mental-health crisis fell short of the city's protocols and placed him at risk.
Karina Guerrero, speaking with members of the Filipino Migrant Center present, said her adult son, described in the record as a resident of a state-funded facility in District 1, was arrested Aug. 21 after an alleged fire. Guerrero said she informed officers that her son has a serious mental-health condition and is part of a program at the facility; she said one officer told staff the arrangement "is obviously not working for him." Guerrero said facility staff offered to contact a nurse to…
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