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Mental Health Unit - City of San Antonio

(5 days ago) WEBThe nationally recognized Mental Health Unit works with local authorities and the San Antonio Fire Department to help residents engage relevant mental health support and services. Mental Health Unit members …

https://www.sa.gov/Directory/Departments/SAPD/About/Divisions/Mental-Health

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SAPD Mental Health Unit City of San Antonio

(1 days ago) WEBMental Health Unit members assist patrol officers with calls. They also offer crisis intervention training for cadets, officers, and dispatchers. The SAPD Mental Health Unit …

https://311.sanantonio.gov/kb/docs/articles/public-safety/sapd-mental-health-unit

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New team to tackle mental health-related 911 calls - San Antonio …

(5 days ago) WEBSA Core is a team of police, clinician and paramedic that will respond to certain mental health-related calls and connect patients to services. The program aims …

https://sanantonioreport.org/pilot-mental-health-team-911-calls-next-month/

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‘We need more officers’: SAPD looks to expand mental …

(1 days ago) WEBTags: Police, SAPD, San Antonio, Mental Health SAN ANTONIO – Saturday marks three months since San Antonio police officers shot and killed 46-year …

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/09/24/we-need-more-officers-sapd-looks-to-expand-mental-health-unit-after-scrutiny-over-response-this-past-summer/

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San Antonio looks to change police response to mental …

(7 days ago) WEBThe city plans to invest $4.8 million to create a program similar to Dallas and Bexar County, which send clinicians and EMTs with police to mental health crises. The …

https://sanantonioreport.org/911-whats-your-emergency-police-fire-ems-or-mental-health/

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SAPD Mental Health Unit officers regularly diverted from …

(9 days ago) WEBTPR. San Antonio Police Department Mental Health Unit officers are being diverted to non-mental health call tasks, like taking calls from the intelligence-gathering …

https://www.tpr.org/criminal-justice/2024-02-09/sapd-mental-health-unit-officers-regularly-diverted-from-mental-health-calls-to-other-tasks

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SA CORE team offers new approach to 911 calls for …

(8 days ago) WEBCORE sends a specially-trained police officer, a paramedic from the San Antonio Fire Department and a licensed mental health clinician from the Center for Health Care Services to 911 calls that don’t …

https://sanantonioreport.org/team-mental-health-related-911-calls-could-expand-citywide/

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San Antonio Police Department

(7 days ago) WEBFor Mental Health Crisis calls contact the Mental Health Unit during their duty hours, Monday - Friday 0700 - 1700 throughthe dispatcher o, r by attemptni g to …

https://www.sanantonio.gov/Portals/0/Files/SAPD/GeneralManual/611%20Mentally%20Ill%20Persons%20(12-21-2020).pdf?ver=2020-12-21-092005-303

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Proposed SAPD budget seeks more officers, mental health teams

(Just Now) WEBThe proposed police budget represents an 8.5% increase, or $48.5 million, over the adopted 2023 budget. SAPD’s budget represents the largest portion, $621.2 …

https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-city-council-proposed-2024-sapd-budget/

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San Antonio plans to send a cop to all mental health …

(8 days ago) WEBLocal and national groups urge the city to adopt a model that sends clinicians and paramedics instead of cops to 911 calls involving mental health. The city plans to launch a pilot program with a cop, a …

https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-mental-health-calls-police/

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San Antonio expands 911 mental health response after police …

(4 days ago) WEBSan Antonio police are increasingly responding to mental health calls, even as the city has developed an alternative response program. Details: The 24-hour …

https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2023/09/14/911-calls-mental-health-melissa-perez-police-shooting

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SAPD wants more patrol officers, but council members’ minds are …

(2 days ago) WEBPerez, 46, was shot and killed by San Antonio Police officers as she was presumed to be experiencing a mental episode. SAPD has said its Mental Health Unit …

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/08/24/sapd-wants-more-patrol-officers-but-council-members-minds-are-on-mental-health/

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Two officers give an inside look into working as mental health

(1 days ago) WEBSAN ANTONIO- San Antonio Police Officers Williams and Zimmerman are giving you an inside look at what it's like to work as a mental health officer. The two …

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/two-officers-give-an-inside-look-into-working-as-a-mental-health-officer

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How the San Antonio Police Are Rethinking Mental Health

(7 days ago) WEBHow do cops handle people in crisis without arresting or shooting them? A documentary shows the SAPD's crisis intervention training and unit, and their challenges …

https://www.texasobserver.org/ernie-and-joe-san-antonio-police-mental-health/

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SAPD officers did not follow policies on mental health crises

(8 days ago) WEBSAPD officers did not follow training on mental health crises before they shot and killed Melissa Perez. by Iris Dimmick July 2, 2023. Police officers are shown in body …

https://sanantonioreport.org/here-are-the-training-and-policies-that-sapd-officers-did-not-follow-before-and-when-they-shot-melissa-perez/

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3 San Antonio policemen indicted in the murder of a woman with …

(2 days ago) WEBThis week, three former San Antonio, TX police officers were indicted in the shooting death of a woman with mental health issues. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The …

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/16/1219824079/3-san-antonio-policemen-indicted-in-the-murder-of-a-woman-with-mental-health-iss

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San Antonio Police Have Radical Approach To Mental - KFF …

(Just Now) WEBIn San Antonio and cities across the country, police officers often serve as de-facto mental health workers. When a family confronts an emergency with a loved …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/san-antonio-police-treat-mental-health/

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San Antonio's community outreach team revolutionizes 911 …

(8 days ago) WEBSAPD says SA Core already responded to nearly 1800 calls from April 2022 to June 2023. The goal of the unit is to reduce arrests by connecting people to the …

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/sa-core-answers-mental-health-911-calls-and-could-expand-services-local-san-antonio-texas

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SAPD chief, city official answer questions about response to …

(9 days ago) WEBThree San Antonio police officers stand accused of murdering a woman in the throes of a mental breakdown. Police Chief William McManus has been very critical …

https://www.tpr.org/criminal-justice/2023-07-04/sapd-chief-city-official-answer-questions-about-response-to-mental-health-calls-after-deadly-shooting

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San Antonio police officers could become backup on mental …

(9 days ago) WEBDeputy City Manager María Villagómez, who oversees the San Antonio Police Department, agreed, saying this is a “good step.” Of the nearly 2.2 million calls …

https://www.expressnews.com/politics/article/San-Antonio-police-could-change-in-future-16272045.php

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Activists want police out of most responses in proposed mental …

(7 days ago) WEBSAN ANTONIO – As the City of San Antonio prepares to try a new approach to handling mental health calls that would put San Antonio police officers in …

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/09/14/activists-want-police-out-of-most-responses-in-proposed-mental-health-pilot-program/

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City plans to expand their mental health response team for - WOAI

(1 days ago) WEBIt's a team made up of a mental health clinician, a paramedic from the San Antonio Fire Department, and a trained San Antonio police officer. The city's Chief …

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/city-plans-to-expand-their-mental-health-response-team-for-crisis-situations-counselor-bexar-county-san-antonio-local-outreach-crime

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'We help a lot of officers:' SAPD Mental Health Unit shares the …

(2 days ago) WEBThe San Antonio Police Department’s Mental Health Unit is regarded as one of the best in the country. Even so, SAPD has suffered loss to the one thing that …

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/we-help-a-lot-of-officers-sapd-mental-health-unit-shares-the-reality-of-police-suicide/273-ae4f1db0-5a16-4959-8df1-2a3abd44af14

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Ex-wife of man killed by SAPD speaks up about his mental health

(1 days ago) WEBSAN ANTONIO — The 42-year-old man shot and killed by officers Sundayin a northwest side neighborhood has been identified as Sachin Sahoo. Police say Sahoo …

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/ex-wife-man-killed-by-sapd-speaks-up-about-his-mental-health-san-antonio-police/273-5cbc4149-9f68-4c14-b72f-adba95f88003

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DA wants mental health records for Melissa Perez, San Antonio …

(3 days ago) WEBDA wants mental health records for Melissa Perez, San Antonio mother shot dead by police. Perez, 46, was killed June 23 at her Southwest Side apartment. Family …

https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/melissa-perez-sapd-officers-mental-health-records-19422632.php

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North Side shooting leaves 1 injured, man on run, SAPD says

(1 days ago) WEBSAN ANTONIO – A shooting on the North Side left one man injured and another on the run, according to San Antonio police.. The incident occurred just after …

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/05/01/north-side-shooting-leaves-1-injured-man-on-run-sapd-says/

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Portland officials, Oregon Gov. review success from 90-day - WOAI

(8 days ago) WEBThe tri-government 90-day fentanyl emergency declaration has come to an end for Portland and Multnomah County, Oregon.On Friday, Gov. Tina Kotek, Portland …

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/nation-world/portland-officials-oregon-gov-review-success-from-90-day-fentanyl-emergency-declaration-housing-detox-addiction-mental-health-multnomah-county-law-enforcement-shekter-treatment-opioids-state-police-healthcare-bottle-return

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