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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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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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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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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 …

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

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Mental Health And Police Violence: How Crisis …

(6 days ago) WEBIt's estimated that those situations make up at least 20% of police calls for service When done right, advocates say, mental health crisis teams remove police from responding, unless absolutely

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

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Building mental health into emergency responses

(5 days ago) WEBWhen a call involving a mental health crisis come s in to the CAHOOTS non-emergency line, responders send a medic and a trained mental health crisis worker; if the call involves violence or medical …

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

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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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What Happens When Police Show Up for Mental Health Calls?

(7 days ago) WEBAs THE CITY reported earlier this year, in fiscal year 2022, B-HEARD handled only 1,766 of the 11,000 911 mental health calls — about 16% — in the pilot …

https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/12/12/what-happens-police-respond-mental-health-calls-edp/

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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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NJ pairs more mental health specialists with police officers

(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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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 …

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

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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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A guide to programs for mental health and police response

(7 days ago) WEBThe new “co-response teams” were set up in Harlem and the Bronx, teams comprised of two police officers with a mental health clinician to respond to emergency …

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

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How sending mental health responders instead of police could …

(Just Now) WEB"Of the more than 170,000 mental health calls to 911 last year, an estimated one call every three minutes, the majority of concerns were people who just …

https://abcnews.go.com/US/sending-mental-health-responders-police-save-black-lives/story?id=74210488

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New York City Announces New Mental Health Teams to Respond …

(8 days ago) WEBFor the first time in the city’s history, mental health and medical experts will be the default response to 911 mental health calls in two high-need communities.

https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/773-20/new-york-city-new-mental-health-teams-respond-mental-health-crises

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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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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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Course aims to help NJ police understand those in mental crisis

(2 days ago) WEBState program pairs police with mental health experts. Bergen County offers emergency mental health services to those who call 262 HELP. Residents reach …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/state/2023/03/14/course-aims-to-help-nj-police-understand-those-in-mental-crisis/69871082007/

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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 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 …

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

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Mental health crisis training helps South Bend officers handle

(5 days ago) WEBFILE: The South Bend Police Department. Officers received mental health crisis training, and the department has created a peer support program to help officers …

https://wsbt.com/news/local/mental-health-crisis-training-police-traumatic-calls-de-escalation-psychiatric-help-roleplay-scenario-real-world-ptsd-depression-officers-peer-support-program-south-bend-indiana

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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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As social workers join Northeast Ohio first responders, studies of

(1 days ago) WEBCloser to Northeast Ohio, the city of Columbus expanded its Alternative Response Pilot Program in 2021 to reduce police involvement in mental health, drug …

https://www.ideastream.org/health/2024-05-15/as-social-workers-join-northeast-ohio-first-responders-studies-of-mental-health-outcomes-are-few

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Op-ed: Remove mental health crisis response from CPD's plate

(9 days ago) WEBThe thousands of calls with a mental health component that CPD responds to each month frustrate officers. Police are forced to address problems for which they are …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/19/opinion-chicago-brandon-johnson-treatment-not-trauma-mental-health/

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

(8 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.co.uk/news/articles/c3g8ynyp2z2o

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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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Ludlow set to expand alternative to police response in mental …

(4 days ago) WEBLUDLOW — A program that sends clinicians to assist police officers on some calls is poised to expand in the town of Ludlow. Since last fall, local first responders and …

https://www.masslive.com/westernmass/2024/05/ludlow-set-to-expand-alternative-to-police-response-in-mental-health-calls.html

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4 DC police officers on leave after mental health call leads - FOX …

(3 days ago) WEB4 DC police officers on leave after mental health call leads to shots fired. An officer-involved shooting in D.C. sent a man to the hospital and put a number of officers …

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/4-dc-police-officers-on-leave-after-mental-health-call-leads-to-shots-fired

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Shining light on mental health awareness: Why organizations are …

(Just Now) WEBBy casting light in green and commemorating Mental Health Month, our collective goal is to foster understanding, empower our communities and diminish the …

https://www.roi-nj.com/2024/05/16/healthcare/shining-light-on-mental-health-awareness-why-organizations-are-going-green/

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Ocala police shooting: Video shows moments before Florida …

(5 days ago) WEBDuring a news conference Monday morning, police said they received a 911 call for help at 12:21 p.m. from the man's mother, who brought her son to The Vines …

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ocala-police-shooting-video-shows-122435014.html

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Legislation would require licensed social workers in NYPD …

(7 days ago) WEBNEW YORK-- There's a push to staff New York City police precincts with social workers after some mental health calls have turned deadly. City Councilmembers Yusef …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/new-legislation-would-require-nypd-precincts-to-hire-social-workers-it-comes-after-some-mental-health-calls-have-turned-deadly/ar-BB1mx0kg

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D.C. police shoot man after officer stabbed during mental health …

(Just Now) WEBD.C. police said officers shot an armed man Saturday after authorities accused the suspect of stabbing a police officer in the neck during a mental health crisis. …

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/19/dc-police-shoot-man-after-officer-stabbed-during-m/

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Law enforcement leaders eye therapy dogs as potential boost to …

(7 days ago) WEBMental health experts and law enforcement officials looking to help officers cope with on-the-job trauma see therapy animals as a promising way to support the well …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/19/law-enforcement-leaders-eye-therapy-dogs-as-potential-boost-to-officer-mental-health/

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