When someone suffers a medical emergency, they’re rushed to the hospital by ambulance, quickly diagnosed and given life-saving medical care with follow-up supportive services. But when that medical emergency is psychosis—which causes brain damage when left untreated—it’s often the police who respond, taking the person in handcuffs to the emergency room or jail. They’re more likely to be sedated than effectively treated. Eventually, they’ll be discharged to the street, with no follow-up care or support.