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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 Press has found that 14 of the 20 most populous U.S. cities are experimenting with removing …

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

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Mental crisis calls to police can be deadly. Cities try new ways to

(4 days ago) WebAbout 1 in 5 people killed by police since 2015 were having a mental health crisis. Like other cities, Philadelphia is trying a new approach: sending along social …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/11/09/1203342875/cities-know-the-way-police-respond-to-mental-crisis-calls-needs-to-change-but-ho

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Why Police Are Still Handling Mental-Health Crises

(8 days ago) WebFebruary 22, 2022. DURHAM, N.C. — When the murder of George Floyd in 2020 sparked widespread demand for police reforms, some cities …

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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Non-Cop Response Teams Handled Just 16% of 911 Mental …

(7 days ago) WebFrom January through March 2022, 911 dispatchers routed a mere 23% of the 2,400 mental health calls in the pilot area to the no-cop teams after determining the …

https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/07/18/mental-health-911-b-heard-teams/

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When calls for help result in police shootings - Washington Post

(Just Now) WebIn at least 178 cases from 2019 to 2021, police responding to mental health calls, wellness checks or reported suicide threats killed the individuals they were called …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2022/police-shootings-mental-health-calls/

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Police responses to mental health crisis calls are …

(7 days ago) WebLeft: Rae Duckworth holds a “Justice for Bobby” sticker on July 2, 2022, near murals in Salt Lake City memorializing the victims of police shootings. Her cousin, Bobby Duckworth, was killed during a …

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

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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 assistance of police, firefighters, medical …

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

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988: Working With the New Mental Health Crisis Number

(7 days ago) WebExpanded Service on 988 and the Lifeline. In states that do not yet have 988 service, callers can still reach the Lifeline—which has more than 180 local crisis call …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/12-2022/new_988.html

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Many Big US Cities Answer Mental Health Crisis Calls With Civilian

(3 days ago) WebOfficials say B-HEARD answered 53% of eligible calls in the last six months of 2022, the most recent data available. But that was 16% of all mental health crisis …

https://www.voanews.com/a/many-big-us-cities-answer-mental-health-crisis-calls-with-civilian-teams-not-police-/7247770.html

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Department of Justice and Department of Health & Human …

(9 days ago) WebOn May 25, 2022, the President issued Research has shown that as many as 10 percent of all police calls involve a person with a (2012). The Crisis Intervention …

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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NJ expands program pairing mental health specialists with police

(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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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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We Need to Think Beyond Police in Mental Health Crises

(Just Now) WebBehavioral health issues make up a substantial percentage of 911 calls for which police have been the default first responders. One recent analysis of eight cities …

https://www.vera.org/news/we-need-to-think-beyond-police-in-mental-health-crises

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California police team with mental health crisis workers- CalMatters

(7 days ago) WebNevada County Mobile Crisis Team member Sheriff’s Deputy Galen Spittler, left, detains a man on a mental health hold while on patrol in Penn Valley on March 15, …

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

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How do crisis teams handle mental health calls differently from …

(1 days ago) WebAccording to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 988, the new national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, has had an average of …

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

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2022 Police Violence Report

(8 days ago) WebPortland: Street Response Teams expanded citywide in 2022 and responded to 19% of unwanted persons calls and non-emergency welfare checks.96% of responses did not …

https://policeviolencereport.org/2022/

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How to address police violence and mental health at once - STAT

(5 days ago) WebActivists in New York City urge peer-led, non-police response to mental health crisis calls at a rally in 2022. In Chicago, Treatment Not Trauma is a bottom-up …

https://www.statnews.com/2024/02/08/treatment-not-trauma-chicago-mental-health-police-violence-community/

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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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A 19-year-old called 911 in a crisis and ended up dead. For - CNN

(9 days ago) WebCommunity Access, a non-profit supporting people with mental health concerns in New York, says at least 26 New Yorkers experiencing mental health crises have been …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/12/us/win-rozario-nypd-killing/index.html

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Critical Issues Series - Police Executive Research Forum

(Just Now) WebRethinking the Police Response to Mental Health-Related Calls: Promising Models (2023) Responding to the Staffing Crisis: Innovations in Recruitment and Retention (2023)

https://www.policeforum.org/critical-issues-series

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Eugene Police Department launches new co-responder program …

(8 days ago) WebMay 7, 2024 12:32 p.m. The Eugene Police Department recently began embedding a Lane County Behavioral Health professional with police for mental health-related calls in …

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/07/eugene-police-department-volunteer-civilian-mental-behavioral-health/

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Police force ‘losing hours’ to mental health calls - The Telegraph

(7 days ago) WebA police force is to start sending bills to the local authority after revealing that officers spent more than 50,000 hours last year dealing with mental health related calls. …

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/16/police-force-losing-hours-mental-health-calls-plans-bill-local/

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Cities know that the way police respond to mental crisis calls must

(1 days ago) WebPhiladelphia's program has answered about 600 calls since December 2022—and only one case resulted in an arrest as of November 2023, according to city …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-02-cities-police-mental-crisis.html

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Met Police: Fall in mental health call-outs saves officers' time - BBC

(6 days ago) WebFall in mental health calls saves police time - Met. Joe West and Jack King - two Metropolitan Police officers - are just a couple of hours into their Friday shift on the …

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3g8ynyp2z2o

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San Jose not diverting 911 calls to mental crisis hotline - MSN

(8 days ago) WebA recent report shows county mental health teams in 2023 responded to just 2% of nearly 60,000 San Jose 911 calls that officials found better suited for a non-police response. …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/san-jose-not-diverting-911-calls-to-mental-crisis-hotline/ar-BB1kveJL

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

(9 days ago) WebA total of 34,000 officer hours a month had been saved from 6,000 fewer deployments to health calls. Det Supt Alastair Vanner, the mental health lead for 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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Family calls for full investigation of police shooting in LA

(7 days ago) WebThe family of a mentally distressed man fatally shot by police is calling for a full investigation by either local or federal authorities, reports the Korea Joongang Daily. …

https://asamnews.com/2024/05/10/mental-health-officer-involved-shooting-lapd-koreatown/

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Las Cruces Project LIGHT update: Over 1,200 calls in first year

(2 days ago) WebLAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14) — It’s been over a year since the City of Las Cruces created a crisis intervention team to respond to mental health calls alongside …

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/las-cruces-new-mexico-nm-project-light-update-over-1200-calls-in-first-year-seeks-funding-for-growth-lessen-incidence-grief-harm-trauma-fire-chief-jason-smith-mental-health

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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 reform, …

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

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Police report on SNP finances probe due 'within weeks'

(8 days ago) WebPolice Scotland say that every year, they respond to more than 100,000 mental health incidents - only 13% of which involve a crime. On busy days, a call related to …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ge510llypo

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A Proclamation on National Mental Health Awareness Month,

(5 days ago) WebWe are all in this together. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/04/30/a-proclamation-on-national-mental-health-awareness-month-2024/

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The Homelessness Crisis & Mental Health MPR News

(3 days ago) WebThe Homelessness Crisis & Mental Health. Homelessness in the United States reached a record high in 2023. On any given night, more than 650,000 people …

https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2024/05/13/call-to-mind-the-homelessness-crisis-mental-health

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An EMS shortage forced this N.J. county to form its own unit. ‘We …

(7 days ago) WebCounty officials created a medical services unit to assist with 911 calls. The American Ambulance Association’s 2022 annual industry study revealed a 36% turnover …

https://www.nj.com/bergen/2023/03/an-ems-shortage-forced-this-nj-county-to-form-its-own-unit-we-are-saving-lives.html

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BCA identifies officers who fatally shot woman in St. Paul, body …

(2 days ago) WebDespite St. Paul Police having a mental health team, the members of the Community Outreach and Stabilization Unit — or COAST — couldn't respond to Monday …

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/bca-woman-fatally-shot-by-st-paul-officers/

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National Maternal Mental Health Hotline MCHB

(7 days ago) WebShare the Hotline with a friend. I just learned about the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline and wanted to share this free resource. Text 1-833-TLC-MAMA any time to talk …

https://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs-impact/national-maternal-mental-health-hotline

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