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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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A guide to programs for mental health and police response

(7 days ago) WEBThe program will provide a 24-hour crisis intervention response. The unit will be split into two separate teams, one acting as a comprehensive homicide response …

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

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There’s a new approach to police response to mental health - CNN

(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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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 …

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

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Policing mental health: Recent deaths highlight concerns over …

(3 days ago) WEBMore than 1 in 5 people fatally shot by police have mental illnesses, according to a Washington Post database of fatal U.S. shootings by on-duty police …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/policing-mental-health-recent-deaths-highlight-concerns-over-officer-response-n1266935

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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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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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Should police be first to respond in a mental-health crisis? - BBC

(9 days ago) WEBIn response, many police departments have created teams that partner police with mental-health workers. Since 2014, Toronto has had mobile crisis …

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53239773

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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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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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CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING SERIES

(Just Now) WEBcritical issues in policing today: the role of police in responding to calls for service involving people in mental or behavioral health (MBH) crisis. This has been a …

https://www.policeforum.org/assets/MBHResponse.pdf

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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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Police Reform From the Perspective of Mental Health Services and

(1 days ago) WEBShifting responsibility for mental health crisis response away from police requires an adequately funded and functional community mental health system with a …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.202000572

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Police Stress and Deleterious Outcomes: Efforts Towards …

(3 days ago) WEBAbstract. Police officers are subjected, daily, to critical incidents and work-related stressors that negatively impact nearly every aspect of their personal and …

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

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Improving police interventions during mental health-related …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Los Angeles Police Department is implementing a multi-layered approach that includes mental health crisis response training, co-responder teams, follow-up linkage teams …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5705098/

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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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Department of Justice and Department of Health & Human …

(9 days ago) WEBdiabetic crisis, equal opportunity would entail dispatching a health response in similar circumstances involving a person with a behavioral health disability. 18. …

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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Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness (LEMHWA) Program …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (LEMHWA) was signed into law in January 2018, recognizing that law enforcement agencies need and deserve …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwaresources

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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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Critical Issues Series - Police Executive Research Forum

(Just Now) WEBCritical Issues in Policing Series. Rethinking the Police Response to Mental Health-Related Calls: Promising Models (2023) Responding to the Staffing Crisis: Innovations in …

https://www.policeforum.org/critical-issues-series

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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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Fall in mental health calls saves police time - Met - MSN

(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.msn.com/en-us/news/world/fall-in-mental-health-calls-saves-police-time-met/ar-BB1m4I6T

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

(6 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.com/news/articles/c3g8ynyp2z2o

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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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