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Mental crisis calls to police can be deadly. Cities try …

(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 workers to respond to those calls.

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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Issues in Law Enforcement Reform: Responding to Mental …

(2 days ago) WebIssues in Law Enforcement Reform: Responding to Mental Health Crises Congressional Research Service 1 aw enforcement officers1 are frequently the first responders to …

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47285

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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 …

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

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Why Police Are Still Handling Mental-Health Crises - The Atlantic

(8 days ago) WebA Washington Post analysis found that one-quarter of people fatally shot by U.S. police in 2015 were mentally ill or in emotional crisis. Many police officers, meanwhile, have …

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

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Police Stress and Deleterious Outcomes: Efforts Towards …

(3 days ago) WebChanging an Ingrained Culture. The federal government has taken steps to ensure the mental health crisis within law enforcement organizations is addressed via the Law …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8575544/

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Decoupling Crisis Response from Policing — A Step Toward …

(1 days ago) WebObtaining care in a mental health crisis should be as routine and assistive as calling an ambulance for other health crises. Yet for too long, calling 911 for psychiatric aid has …

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

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We Need to Think Beyond Police in Mental Health Crises

(Just Now) WebWhen police respond to calls related to mental health crises—situations they are often ill-equipped to handle safely and effectively—fatal outcomes are not uncommon. In 2021, …

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

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Policing mental health: Recent deaths highlight concerns over …

(7 days ago) WebKimball said that during mental health crises, the presence of police officers, coupled with the uniforms and shouting, is quite often "counterintuitive" and that it can lead to tragedy. …

https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/In-The-News/2021/Policing-mental-health-Recent-deaths-highlight-concerns-over-officer-response

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How police leadership can respond to officer mental health crises

(2 days ago) WebThe National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) wrote a guidebook for police chiefs on how to protect officer mental health in the early days after a mass casualty event following …

https://www.police1.com/chiefs-sheriffs/articles/how-police-leadership-can-respond-to-officer-mental-health-crises-3zrmdFnjtpoYLOyR/

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NJ expands program pairing mental health specialists with police

(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 far, officials said, with …

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

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Cops, Clinicians, or Both? Collaborative Approaches to Responding …

(1 days ago) WebHealth care and criminal justice systems are facing increasing challenges from the growing numbers of individuals experiencing behavioral health crises (defined here as a crisis …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.202000721

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

(4 days ago) WebNew Jersey data from 2021, before the ARRIVE program began in earnest, showed that 43% of instances when police used force involved an individual struggling with mental …

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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How some encounters between police and people with mental …

(7 days ago) WebYet people with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during a police encounter than other people approached by law enforcement, the Treatment Advocacy …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-some-encounters-between-police-and-people-with-mental-illness-can-turn-tragic

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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 around his …

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

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Persons in mental health crisis: A primer for police response

(7 days ago) WebA survey in Illinois estimated that 7% to 10% of police-citizen interactions involve a citizen with a mental health disorder and that officers are 1.4 to 4.5 times more likely to use …

https://www.police1.com/chiefs-sheriffs/articles/persons-in-mental-health-crisis-a-primer-for-police-response-A0ZXruNf6DaNLzlR/

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How do crisis teams handle mental health calls differently from …

(1 days ago) WebCrisis teams are united in their objectives of decreasing police use of force, reducing the burden on emergency services and systems, and strengthening the public’s awareness …

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

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Responding to Behavioral Health Crises Mental Health America

(Just Now) WebThese alternatives should include: crisis lines or other technology which specialize in responding to mental health emergencies, alternatives to using law enforcement (such …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/responding-behavioral-health-crises

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The Police and Mental Health Psychiatric Services

(2 days ago) WebWith deinstitutionalization and the influx into the community of persons with severe mental illness, the police have become frontline professionals who manage these persons when …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.53.10.1266

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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Mental Health America

(1 days ago) Web988 is a mental health crisis number, and calls are handled by National Suicide Prevention Lifeline counselors. For example: 988 presents an opportunity to invest in mobile …

https://www.mhanational.org/resources/988

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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 24/7 access to …

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

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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. Trilogy’s First …

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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Crisis team helps majority of mental health calls without engaging

(5 days ago) WebCHICAGO — A behavioral health organization working under a state pilot program is finding success in responding to mental health emergencies without engaging police. The First …

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

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NYPD body cameras show mother pleading “Don’t shoot!” before …

(2 days ago) WebNew York’s attorney general’s office has released police body camera footage showing New York City police officers shooting and killing a 19-year-old man who had called 911 …

https://apnews.com/article/police-shooting-mental-illness-body-camera-b39446e826db93348b6189f6097fd6d1

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Richmond struggles to staff mental health crisis response program

(9 days ago) WebRichmond still does not have enough people to fully staff the Marcus Alert System, a program meant to limit police involvement in mental health crises, reports WRIC.. Why …

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

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NYPD body cameras show mother pleading “Don’t shoot!” before …

(1 days ago) WebNEW YORK — Police officers repeatedly fired their guns at a New York City man who had called 911 during a mental health crisis as his mother and younger brother begged …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2024/05/03/police-shooting-mental-illness-body-camera/14ec660e-09a4-11ef-b186-090cb777107e_story.html

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Bodycam Videos Show Mom Begging ‘Please Don’t Shoot’ as Cops …

(5 days ago) WebThe police created a crisis and killed him in cold blood.” Retired NYPD detective Charles Lieberman, who helped to create the department’s training for mental health crisis …

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bodycam-videos-show-mom-begging-please-dont-shoot-as-cops-shoot-win-rozario

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Mental health crisis solutions emerge

(3 days ago) WebLess stigma also means more money for research and mental health services. Funding for mental health has become a rare bipartisan issue. In 2022, Congress passed the …

https://stanmed.stanford.edu/mental-health-crisis-reasons-hope/

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Untreated mental health issues too often leading to violent crimes

(3 days ago) WebThe mayor of London’s remarks came after a “devastating” attack by a man armed with a sword left a 14-year-old boy dead and four others injured in east London, including two …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/may/01/mental-health-services-key-to-preventing-violent-crimes-says-khan

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Family says Jersey City man was fatally shot by police during …

(1 days ago) WebThe family of a 52-year-old says he was fatally shot by police during a mental health episode. News 12’s Amanda Lee was at the scene on the 200 block of Randolph …

https://newjersey.news12.com/family-says-jersey-city-man-was-fatally-shot-by-police-during-mental-health-crisis

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The Protesters and the President - The New York Times

(Just Now) WebWarning: this episode contains strong language. Over the past week, students at dozens of universities held demonstrations, set up encampments and, at times, seized academic …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/podcasts/the-daily/university-protestest.html

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