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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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How do crisis teams handle mental health calls …

(1 days ago) WebDespite this, police officers often end up serving as the first responders to mental health calls, at times resulting in fatal consequences. In 2016, 242 individuals known to have mental illnesses were fatally …

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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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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More cities remove police from teams responding to mental …

(1 days ago) WebRecent deaths after police respond to mental health crises prompt concern. Calls for a team with the expertise to handle those calls in Indianapolis to provide …

https://www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/mental-health/2023-10-30/more-cities-remove-police-from-teams-responding-to-mental-health-crisis-calls

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Mental Health And Police Violence: How Crisis …

(6 days ago) WebSchulik and many others in the mental health field in the city are trying to change how the police respond to these kinds of crisis calls. No to handcuffs and hoods. Yes to calm talk and careful

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/913229469/mental-health-and-police-violence-how-crisis-intervention-teams-are-failing

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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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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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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 …

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

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

(1 days ago) WebA review of police and mental health co-responder programs concluded that these programs decreased arrests and reduced the amount of time officers spent …

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

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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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Everyday police work during mental health encounters: A study of …

(3 days ago) WebThis can be partly attributed to the “gray zone” nature of police mental health encounters, where serious criminal behavior is typically not at play (Wood, Watson and Fulambarker, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6295210/

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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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911 call takers play a crucial role in deciding when to send police

(6 days ago) WebHarper says the role of a 911 call taker goes far beyond answering the phone. More cities are adopting alternative response models, where mental health clinicians …

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/05/1242310330/911-call-takers-police-alternative

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Increase in mental health callouts received by police over past

(6 days ago) WebPolice officers are believed to spend 20-40% of their time dealing with mental health calls and incidents "It can help prevent hospital admission, get [patients] more access to more …

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

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Calling 911 and Talking with Police NAMI

(Just Now) WebIf the police who arrive aren’t aware that a mental health crisis is occurring, they cannot handle the situation appropriately. Many communities have crisis intervention team (CIT) …

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

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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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Met wins battle with NHS over not attending mental health calls

(4 days ago) WebFirst published on Thu 17 Aug 2023 11.12 EDT. The Metropolitan police has won its battle to stop attending most of the mental health calls it receives after a tense behind-the …

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/17/met-police-mental-health-calls-nhs-mark-rowley

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Responding to Behavioral Health Crises Mental Health America

(Just Now) WebIn Miami-Dade County, behavioral health crisis calls are directed to trained CIT police officers that have diverted over 9,000 calls to crisis units and responded to over 40,000 …

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

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Tacoma 911 hub adding counselors to handle behavioral health calls

(7 days ago) WebThe Mental Health Crisis Call Diversion Initiative launched at three sites, related tot he state's 988 mental health hotline. As the largest 911 call center in …

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

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Met police to stop attending emergency mental health calls

(6 days ago) WebLast modified on Mon 29 May 2023 03.37 EDT. The Metropolitan police will no longer attend emergency calls related to mental health incidents, the force’s …

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/28/met-police-to-stop-attending-emergency-mental-health-calls

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Lafayette police suspend mental health training initiative News

(4 days ago) WebThe Lafayette Police Department has suspended its recently launched initiative to send specially trained officers to mental health-related calls. Police officials cited a …

https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/lafayette-police-suspend-mental-health-initiative-cite-staffing-shortage/article_3d7fa520-0316-11ef-a07c-332e1bfff965.html

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Preparing mental health workers to attend emergency calls

(7 days ago) WebThe Mental Health Foundation warns preparing the sector to pick up all mental health-related emergency calls could take a decade. Chief executive Shaun Robinson …

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018936148/preparing-mental-health-workers-to-attend-emergency-calls

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Police train for mental health crises New Hampshire

(1 days ago) WebHAMPSTEAD — Police in Southern New Hampshire police departments will be better equipped to deal with people in mental distress following a weeklong training …

https://www.eagletribune.com/news/new_hampshire/training-better-equips-police-in-mental-health-crisis-responses/article_c0aeb1b8-01d4-11ef-b3c1-cf9ed13e72e3.html

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Police calls - LimaOhio.com

(9 days ago) WebPolice calls. By. Lima News - April 29, 2024. Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest. 100 block of Lady Bird Lane, Lima — Deputies responded Sunday to a person in need of …

https://www.limaohio.com/news/2024/04/29/police-calls-2161/

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