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(8 days ago) WEBThis US city sends mental health workers instead of police to non-criminal emergency calls Jul 15, 2020. Some proponents of moves to defund the police argue …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/07/mental-health-replace-police/

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Mental Health Response Teams Yield Better Outcomes …

(9 days ago) WEBA New York City pilot program dispatches mental health and medical care instead of police to some 911 calls. Early data shows more people accepted help and fewer people were admitted to the hospital.

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/23/1019704823/police-mental-health-crisis-calls-new-york-city

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What Happens When We Send Mental Health Providers Instead Of …

(7 days ago) WEBAdvocates across the country have called for officials to develop services that curb police involvement in mental health crises, and community organizations have led …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeseq/2021/11/01/what-happens-when-we-send-mental-health-providers-instead-of-police/

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What Happens When We Send Mental Health Providers Instead of …

(3 days ago) WEBWhat Happens When We Send Mental Health Providers Instead of Police. Police have become the default first responders for people experiencing mental health …

https://www.vera.org/news/what-happens-when-we-send-mental-health-providers-instead-of-police

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How do crisis teams handle mental health calls …

(1 days ago) WEBA study cited by the Department of Justice discovered that while in 1955, 0.3% of the US population had mental health issues and was living in a psychiatric institution, in 1999, 0.3% of the population …

https://usafacts.org/articles/how-do-crisis-teams-handle-mental-health-calls-differently-from-police/

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For mental crises, send a pro not the police? - Futurity

(Just Now) WEBNew research uncovers the strongest evidence yet that dispatching mental health professionals instead of police officers in response to some 911 calls can have significant benefits.

https://www.futurity.org/mental-health-police-911-2750812-2/

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6-Month Experiment Replacing Denver Police With Mental Health …

(1 days ago) WEBA Denver city councilmember who supports defunding police weighs new success of replacing cops with mental health teams. Six months in, the team has …

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/08/974941422/6-month-experiment-replacing-denver-police-with-mental-health-teams-dubbed-a-suc

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What to do instead of calling the police - Vox

(9 days ago) WEBInstead of police, a growing number of cities have crisis response teams composed of social workers, counselors, and others trained to help people with mental health or substance problems.

https://www.vox.com/2021/4/14/22374196/calling-the-police-violence-alternatives

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We should push for non-police alternatives to mental health crisis

(1 days ago) WEBThe Cahoots programme in Oregon, USA, pairs medical professionals in a mobile crisis team model responding to 911 calls instead of the police. This programme …

https://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1935

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San Francisco Cops Will No Longer Be Called 1st For Nonviolent …

(1 days ago) WEBInstead of police, these types of crisis calls will mostly be handled by new unarmed mobile teams comprised of paramedics, mental health professionals and peer …

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/19/924146486/removing-cops-from-behavioral-crisis-calls-we-need-to-change-the-model

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How sending mental health responders instead of police could …

(Just Now) WEBNew York City Mayor Mayor Bill de Blasio and first lady Chirlane McCray announced a pilot project this week that experts say could save lives by using mental …

https://abcnews.go.com/US/sending-mental-health-responders-police-save-black-lives/story?id=74210488

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Denver's mental health approach to low-level 911 calls helped …

(7 days ago) WEBJune 8, 2022, 5:41 PM PDT. By Deon J. Hampton. DENVER — Dispatching mental health specialists instead of police officers to substance abuse and nonviolent emergencies …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/denvers-mental-health-approach-low-level-911-calls-helped-reduce-minor-rcna32659

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Here's What Happens When Social Workers, Not Police, Respond …

(6 days ago) WEBMental health cases make up 13% of use-of-force incidents, according to the Honolulu Police Department’s latest force report. And in recent years, incidents in which …

https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/03/heres-what-happens-when-social-workers-not-police-respond-to-mental-health-crises/

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New study shows benefits of dispatching mental health specialists …

(1 days ago) WEBAs U.S. cities rethink the role of law enforcement in nonviolent 911 emergencies, new Stanford research uncovers the strongest evidence yet that …

https://phys.org/news/2022-06-benefits-dispatching-mental-health-specialists.html

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Building mental health into emergency responses

(5 days ago) WEBAnd as of February 2021, 911 callers in Austin, Texas, can opt for mental health services when they seek help for an emergency. Each caller can request the …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/07/emergency-responses

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California police team with mental health crisis workers- CalMatters

(7 days ago) WEBThe Los Angeles Police Department expanded its decades-old mental health unit and moved it from a secondary to frontline response. Supporters have …

https://calmatters.org/justice/2022/03/mental-health-crisis-police/

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NJ pairs more mental health specialists with police officers

(Just Now) WEBThe program pairs mental health specialists with the police officers. Launched over a year ago in Cumberland County, the program has been promising so …

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2023/01/nj-expands-pilot-program-pairing-mental-health-specialists-with-police-officers/

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Help Not Handcuffs: Mental Health Emergencies and Police …

(5 days ago) WEBJuly 19, 7-8:30 p.m. ET The March 8th Help Not Handcuffs session featuring Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro from “Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops” generated a great deal …

https://www.nami.org/virtual-town-halls/help-not-handcuffs-mental-health-emergencies-and-police-response/

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NJ pilot teams police with mental health experts, reduces use of …

(4 days ago) WEBCases when force was used. New Jersey data from 2021, before the ARRIVE program began in earnest, showed that 43% of instances when police used …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2024/03/18/nj-pilot-teams-police-with-mental-health-experts-reduces-use-of-force-arrests-arrive/72970322007/

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Family says they called Dept. of Mental Health for help with son …

(9 days ago) WEBFamily says they called Dept. of Mental Health for help with son before police fatally shot him. The family of 40-year-old Yong Yang said he suffered from a …

https://abc7.com/post/family-says-they-called-dept-of-mental-health-for-help-with-son-before-police-fatally-shot-him-in-koreatown/14791169/

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Fall in mental health calls saves police time - Met - MSN

(8 days ago) WEBThe changes aim to reduce the number of mental health-related incidents police attend, and mean the force only responds if a person is at risk of serious harm.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/fall-in-mental-health-calls-saves-police-time-met/ar-BB1m4I6T

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Shining light on mental health awareness: Why organizations are …

(Just Now) WEBAccording to the latest report (2023) by Mental Health America, 28 million adults in the U.S., or 55% of those with mental illness, as well as 60% of youth with …

https://www.roi-nj.com/2024/05/16/healthcare/shining-light-on-mental-health-awareness-why-organizations-are-going-green/

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Citing Safety, New York Moves Mentally Ill People Out of the Subway

(2 days ago) WEBThe police officers were part of a team led by a medical worker whose job is to move — by force, if needed — mentally ill people, who are often homeless, out of …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/nyregion/nyc-subway-mental-health-homeless.html

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The Value of Defeat in Developing Resilience Psychology Today

(9 days ago) WEBKey points. How we respond to failure in sports and in life is highly significant. Self-assessment at the individual and team levels after defeats allows us to zoom in on …

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/pop-culture-mental-health/202405/the-value-of-defeat-in-developing-resilience

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Tackling Mental Health Challenges in the Public Safety Sector

(7 days ago) WEBBecause mental health issues among public safety workers is a growing concern, the NORA Public Safety Sector Council held a meeting with experts across the …

https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/05/09/mental-health-public-safety-sector/

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Utica Chief Williams discusses police and role in mental health

(8 days ago) WEBOver the last five years, the department has averaged 2,149.8 calls for assistance.In 2022, there were 2,625 calls for assistance, and in 2023, there were 2,121 …

https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/crime/2024/05/14/utica-chief-williams-discusses-police-and-role-in-mental-health/73673893007/

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Mental Health And Police Violence: How Crisis Intervention Is …

(6 days ago) WEBNo replacement for adequate mental health care system . Still, police crisis intervention teams remain the dominant model. They've been around for more than 30 …

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/913229469/mental-health-and-police-violence-how-crisis-intervention-teams-are-failing

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New Jersey pushes for mental health resources after sheriff's death

(6 days ago) WEB0:00. 0:53. WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — In the wake of the death of a New Jersey sheriff, who appeared to have taken his own life in a restaurant, Gov. Phil …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/25/new-jersey-mental-health-resources-sheriffs-death/72345251007/

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Develop more policy partnerships for mental health: Opinion

(6 days ago) WEBIts COPES program embeds mental health professionals with Tulsa police, intercepting calls in our 911 dispatch center, working proactively with us and the Tulsa …

https://tulsaworld.com/opinion/column/opinion-top-police-problems-often-trace-back-to-lack-of-community-mental-health-services/article_7c9ab1fa-10c2-11ef-a969-bf0ee0001a6a.html

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Skokie pairs cop, mental health counselor to respond to people in

(4 days ago) WEBSkokie Police Officer Kimberly Blue, left, and Village of Skokie mental health professional Brian McHugh work as a co-responder team, going to police calls to help …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/16/skokie-pairs-cop-mental-health-counselor-to-respond-to-people-in-crisis/

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Failing mental health service and courts overwhelm police, says

(7 days ago) WEBPolice Scotland is “overwhelmed” by the “appalling” demands made on officers by failing mental health services and a court system that requires complete …

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/13/police-scotland-chief-jo-farrell-mental-health-service-courts

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Met police policy on mental health calls may be putting lives at …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Metropolitan police have said their refusal to routinely go to mental health calls means officers can spend more time at crime scenes, but charities say the …

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/09/met-police-policy-on-mental-health-calls-may-be-putting-lives-at-risk-say-charities

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Ingham County Jail highlights importance of providing mental …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Ingham County Sheriff’s Office jail has one of the largest programs in the state, helping people cope behind bars. 15 staff members from the Community Mental …

https://www.wilx.com/2024/05/16/ingham-county-jail-highlights-importance-providing-mental-health-services-inmates/

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3 are injured in Gage Park shooting, including 14-year-old, police say

(3 days ago) WEBA 14-year-old and two others were injured in an exchange of gunfire in Gage Park Thursday night, police said. The shooting happened at around 9:07 p.m. on the …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/17/3-are-injured-in-gage-park-shooting-including-a-14-year-old-police-say/

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New Laws Are Turning Police Into ‘Supercitizens’

(3 days ago) WEBThis story was produced in partnership with The Garrison Project, an independent, nonpartisan organization addressing the crisis of mass incarceration and …

https://prospect.org/justice/2024-05-08-new-laws-turning-police-into-supercitizens/

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NJ Businesses Light Up Green for Mental Health Month

(Just Now) WEBThe Mental Health Association in New Jersey is a statewide non-profit organization that strives for children and adults to achieve victory over mental health …

https://njbmagazine.com/njb-news-now/nj-businesses-light-up-green-for-mental-health-month/

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