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Calling 911 and Talking with Police NAMI

(Just Now) Law enforcement officers1 are frequently the first responders to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.2 The manner in which police have handled mental health-related encounters has come under increased scrutiny during the last few decades.3 For example, people with mental illness and mental health advocacy groups have raised concerns about interactions between individuals with mental health disorders and police

https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Family-Members-and-Caregivers/Calling-911-and-Talking-with-Police/

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How do crisis teams handle mental health calls …

(1 days ago) WEBLearn how cities are using crisis teams to connect people with mental illnesses to long-term resources and decrease police brutality. Compare the benefits and challenges of different models of …

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

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Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with …

(3 days ago) WEBActivists participate in a rally to call for peer-led, non-police response to mental health crisis calls, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in New York. The Associated …

https://apnews.com/article/mental-health-crisis-911-police-alternative-civilian-responders-ca97971200c485e36aa456c04d217547

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How Police Alternatives to Mental Health Calls Are Growing in the …

(Just Now) WEBMeanwhile, the B-HEARD program in New York City, which is just three years old in a diverse city of 8.5 million, responded to roughly a quarter of mental health …

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/03/23/police-emergency-mental-health-911

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Why Police Are Still Handling Mental-Health Crises

(8 days ago) WEBA study of the Gresham, Oregon, police department, conducted by Portland State University researchers, found that mental-health calls might occupy anywhere from 7 to 12 percent of calls, …

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/mental-health-crisis-police-intervention/622842/

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What Happens When Police Show Up for Mental Health Calls?

(7 days ago) WEBThe no-cop approach was meant to get individuals off the street and into longer-term treatment, but that did not happen. As THE CITY reported earlier this year, …

https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/12/12/what-happens-police-respond-mental-health-calls-edp/

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Department of Justice and Department of Health & Human …

(9 days ago) WEBResearch has shown that as many as 10 percent of all police calls involve a person with a serious mental illness. The Crisis Intervention Team Model of Police …

https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-05/Sec.%2014%28a%29%20-%20DOJ%20and%20HHS%20Guidance%20on%20Emergency%20Responses%20to%20Individuals%20with%20Behavioral%20Health%20or%20Other%20Disabilities_FINAL.pdf

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Decoupling Crisis Response from Policing — A Step Toward …

(1 days ago) WEBContinued reliance on police as mental health first responders in Black and other minority communities leads directly to unnecessary injuries and deaths and …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2035710

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New Research Suggests 911 Call Centers Lack Resources to Handle

(Just Now) WEBOverview. Every year, millions of 911 calls involve a person experiencing an emergency related to a mental health or substance use disorder—situations often …

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2021/10/new-research-suggests-911-call-centers-lack-resources-to-handle-behavioral-health-crises

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Contact Between Police and People With Mental Disorders: A …

(6 days ago) WEBAs such, two of the studies ( 83, 84) were removed, and an overall rate was recalculated, confirming that 1% of police calls for service (4,693 of 414,311) involved …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ps.201500312

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NJ pairs more mental health specialists with police officers

(Just Now) WEBUnder the pilot program, known as ARRIVE Together, a state police officer is paired with a mental health screener in an unmarked police car to respond to all 911 …

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

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There’s a new approach to police response to mental health - CNN

(3 days ago) WEBAmid calls to stop relying on police all the time, the concept of sending unarmed responders to crises that are neither violent nor criminal is gaining traction. …

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/02/us/mental-health-police-response-go-there/index.html

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Police in England to attend fewer mental health calls - BBC

(8 days ago) WEBGloucestershire Police to attend fewer mental health calls Having tested the policy during the past three years, Humberside Police said it had saved an average of …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66304472

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Police responses to mental health crisis calls are reexamined

(7 days ago) WEBIn fiscal 2021, Utah’s crisis line received 92,532 calls, according to the Huntsman Mental Health Institute. Eighty-six percent of the crisis calls were resolved …

https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2022/10/12/police-responses-mental-health-crisis-calls-reexamined/

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RCMP says members have responded to more than 88,000 mental …

(7 days ago) WEBThat marks a slight increase over 2018, when the RCMP recorded about 118,323 mental health calls and just under three million calls. As for 2020, more than …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-mental-health-calls-1.5783529

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A North Side Mental Health Crisis Team Has Assisted 94% Of …

(6 days ago) WEBROGERS PARK — A Rogers Park-based mobile crisis team is resolving the majority of mental health emergency calls it receives without police intervention. …

https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/01/a-north-side-mental-health-crisis-team-has-assisted-94-of-callers-without-police-help/

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Increase in mental health callouts received by police over past five

(8 days ago) WEBPolice officers are believed to spend 20-40% of their time dealing with mental health calls and incidents the commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64891572

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Nashville, TN police partnering with clinicians on mental health calls

(3 days ago) WEBThe program partners a mental health clinician with a trained Metro officer. The program was launched in June of 2021 and since its start, units have responded to more …

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/precious-seconds-metros-partners-in-care-program-now-county-wide-partnering-with-mnpd/

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Crisis team helps majority of mental health calls without engaging …

(5 days ago) WEBIn Chicago, where there are roughly 175 mental health calls to 911 each day, there is a similar program called CARE that handles mental health and drug …

https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-north-side-mental-health-crisis-response-team-fact/

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When mental health emergencies end in fatal police encounters

(7 days ago) WEBThe next day, June 2, 2019, Walnut Creek, California, police responded to multiple 911 calls about Hall, 23, who was having a mental health episode and roaming …

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/10/us/police-mental-health-emergencies/index.html

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California community demands end to police calls for mental …

(Just Now) WEBA 15-year-old autistic boy was shot and killed in a confrontation with police in Southern California, sparking a debate over the role of police in mental health calls.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/california-community-demands-end-to-police-calls-for-mental-health-emergencies-after-death-of-15-year-old-boy/ar-BB1ky19c

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Stamford police spotlight Mental Health Awareness Month with …

(5 days ago) WEBShare: /. Stamford police got a jump-start on May’s Mental Health Awareness Month by hosting their second annual community fair. The Stamford Police Department …

https://newjersey.news12.com/stamford-police-spotlight-mental-health-awareness-month-with-2nd-annual-community-fair

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Tacoma 911 hub adding counselors to handle behavioral health calls

(7 days ago) WEBIn 100 days of work in 2023, Colwell said the co-location hub ended with an 82% call diversion rate, meaning a call was diverted completely from 911 and law …

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2024/04/29/tacoma-911-hub-adding-counselors-to-handle-behavioral-health-calls/73445992007/

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New mental health hotline number 988 will open soon for NJ

(8 days ago) WEBGene Myers. NorthJersey.com. 0:00. 2:20. New Jersey residents experiencing a mental health crisis will soon be able to reach a help hotline by dialing …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2022/06/30/nj-mental-health-crisis-hotline-988/7761058001/

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Richmond struggles to staff Marcus Alert System for mental health

(9 days ago) WEBIt was named after Marcus-David Peters, a teacher Richmond police killed during a mental health emergency in 2018. The law's intent was to reduce interactions …

https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2024/05/02/richmond-mental-health-crisis-marcus-alert-virginia

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

(6 days ago) WEBIf you or someone you know needs mental health resources and support, please call, text, or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or visit 988lifeline.org for …

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

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LA County deputies land helicopter in Lynwood neighborhood …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department landed a helicopter in a Lynwood neighborhood while deputies handled a violent mental health call on …

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/la-county-deputies-land-helicopter-in-lynwood-neighborhood-during-mental-health-call/

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LAPD officers fatally shoot reportedly armed man in Koreatown

(2 days ago) WEBMay 2, 2024 / 10:01 PM PDT / KCAL News. A man who was reportedly armed with a knife and confronted police responding to a mental health call in Koreatown was …

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/lapd-officers-fatally-shoot-reportedly-armed-man-in-koreatown/

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Federal jury finds Chula Vista police used legal force in the death …

(2 days ago) WEBTo Douglas, a longtime civil rights attorney, the biggest lesson of the case is that it should be trained psychiatric professionals responding to mental health calls, not …

https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2024/05/02/federal-jury-finds-chula-vista-police-used-legal-force-in-the-death-of-oral-nunis

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Police: Officers Responding to Mental Health Call Fatally Shoot …

(6 days ago) WEBA man who was allegedly armed with a knife and confronted police responding to a mental health call on the outskirts of Koreatown was fatally shot …

https://mynewsla.com/crime/2024/05/02/police-officers-responding-to-mental-health-call-fatally-shoot-man-with-knife/

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Britney Spears in Huge Fight With Boyfriend, Hotel Guests Fear …

(4 days ago) WEBBritney Spears Paramedics, Police Called to Hotel Guests Feared Mental Breakdown. Britney Spears got into a huge fight with her boyfriend Wednesday night, …

https://www.tmz.com/2024/05/02/britney-spears-fight-injured-boyfriend-paul-soliz-chateau-marmont-mental-breakdown/

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Support calls for sexual assault survivors as review finds limited

(4 days ago) WEBThe Sexual Assault (Police) Review looked at 684 sexual offence cases that were reported to ACT Policing between July 2020 and December 2021, and included …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-30/act-sexual-assault-review-limited-police-investigations/103783232

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San Diego County board majority criticizes Kaiser mental health …

(8 days ago) WEBKaiser calls resolution inaccurate and says company has hired 250 therapists Management time is used to handle the administrative aspects of mental …

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/story/2024-05-02/county-board-majority-decries-kaiser-mental-health-care-policy

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Japan Airlines Flight Canceled After Pilot Got Drunk, Police Called

(2 days ago) WEBA Japan Airlines flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled after a captain got drunk at a hotel bar and received a warning from police, the airline said, according to …

https://www.businessinsider.com/japan-airlines-flight-canceled-after-pilot-got-drunk-police-called-report-2024-4

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