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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 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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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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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 30,31 Shifting the obligation of mental health emergency response …

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

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Why Police Are Still Handling Mental-Health Crises

(8 days ago) WebA 2021 Pew Charitable Trusts survey of 911 centers found that staff are seldom trained on mental-health issues and have few options for mental-health responses. Many centers use computer-aided

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

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

(Just Now) WebMental health providers have shown broad approval of 988, Some activists have raised alarms that the program can still lead to police response in some …

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

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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 …

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

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There’s a new approach to police response to mental …

(3 days ago) WebSee how a Street Crisis Response Team takes on 911 mental health calls 10:31 - Source: CNN Taking the police out of it

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

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Cops, Clinicians, or Both? Collaborative Approaches to …

(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 related to mental …

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

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Law Enforcement Response to the Mental Health Crisis: Resources …

(5 days ago) WebJust like law enforcement officers address mental health issues in the community, agency leaders must address the psychological and emotional well-being of their officers.

https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/03-2018/le_response_to_mental_health_crisis.html

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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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Innovative solutions to address the mental health crisis

(8 days ago) WebIn San Francisco, for instance, all mental health-related calls are coded 800, a city specific police-transmission code for a “report of a mentally disturbed person” and …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/innovative-solutions-to-address-the-mental-health-crisis-shifting-away-from-police-as-first-responders/

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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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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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Rethinking the Police Response to Mental Health-related Calls

(4 days ago) WebPublished by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), this report addresses one of the most critical issues in policing today: the role of police officers in …

https://policeandsecuritynews.com/2024/02/09/rethinking-the-police-response-to-mental-health-related-calls-promising-models/

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Violence, Stress, Scrutiny Weigh On Police Mental Health

(Just Now) WebPolice suicides have steadily risen in recent years. A record was set in 2019 when 238 officers took their lives, more than twice the number of those who died in the …

https://www.gpb.org/news/2021/06/14/violence-stress-scrutiny-weigh-on-police-mental-health

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Contact Between Police and People With Mental Disorders: A …

(6 days ago) WebObjective: There is widespread belief that people with mental disorders are overrepresented in police encounters. The prevalence of such interactions is used as …

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

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Police grapple with response to people with mental health issues

(4 days ago) WebIn response to several high-profile deaths of people with mental health issues in police custody, lawmakers in at least eight states are introducing legislation to …

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2021/0405/Police-grapple-with-response-to-people-with-mental-health-issues

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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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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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Police should not be involved in mental health incidents, …

(6 days ago) WebThe project was conceived by academics with a lived experience of police apprehension in a mental health crisis, with findings based on interviews over a 10 …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/23/police-should-not-be-involved-in-mental-health-incidents-report-says

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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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Mental health crisis prompts police response in Village of Howard

(1 days ago) WebThere is significant police presence in the area and authorities are urging the public to stay away from the area for safety reasons. Mental health crisis prompts …

https://www.wbay.com/2024/05/07/large-police-presence-howard/

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

(9 days ago) WebForce says Right Care Right Person scheme has saved 34,000 officer hours but concerns lead to calls for it to be paused The Metropolitan police have said their …

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

(6 days ago) WebOfficers say they can tackle more crime since the Right Care Right Person initiative was launched.

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

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