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Mental crisis calls to police can be deadly. Cities try new …

(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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Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with …

(3 days ago) WEBOfficials say B-HEARD answered 53% of eligible calls in the last six months of 2022, the most recent data available. But that was 16% of all the mental health crisis …

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 …

(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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How do crisis teams handle mental health calls differently …

(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 353,000 monthly calls, chats, and texts since its …

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

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Decoupling Crisis Response from Policing — A Step …

(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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Mental health calls impacting police effectiveness, report …

(7 days ago) WEBResponding to mental health-related incidents is limiting Police Scotland's ability to prevent, investigate and detect crime, a report says. The study by the police …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67144649

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Why Police Are Still Handling Mental-Health Crises

(8 days ago) WEBA Washington Post analysis found that one-quarter of people fatally shot by U.S. police in 2015 were mentally ill or in emotional crisis. Many police officers, meanwhile, have expressed

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

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Issues in Law Enforcement Reform: Responding to …

(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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Policing and People with Mental Health Conditions

(Just Now) WEBPolice responding to people with mental health conditions can sometimes enhance the danger. In 2018, of 998 people shot and killed by police across the …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/09/12/policing-and-people-mental-health-conditions

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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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Mental health calls impacting police work - report - BBC News

(9 days ago) WEBMental health calls impacting police effectiveness, report says. 18 October 2023. PA Media. The report wants Police Scotland's role in responding to …

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-67144649.amp

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New Research Suggests 911 Call Centers Lack Resources to Handle

(Just Now) WEBThe important role 911 plays in behavioral health emergencies has drawn increased national attention in recent years, with new ideas emerging on how call …

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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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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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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NJ expands program pairing mental health specialists with police

(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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Crisis team helps majority of mental health calls without engaging …

(5 days ago) WEBCHICAGO — A behavioral health organization working under a state pilot program is finding success in responding to mental health emergencies without …

https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-north-side-mental-health-crisis-response-team-fact/

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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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Police in England to attend fewer mental health calls - BBC

(8 days ago) WEBPolice force to scale back on mental health calls. Published. 1 June 2023. Police to attend fewer mental health calls. Published. 21 June 2023. Mental health …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66304472

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Increase in mental health callouts received by police over past five

(8 days ago) WEBBBC Two's Newsnight asked forces how many incidents had been tagged as involving mental health each year. Of those that responded, police in North Wales saw …

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

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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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New Jersey pushes for mental health resources after sheriff's death

(6 days ago) WEB0:00. 0:53. WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — In the wake of the death of a New Jersey sheriff, who appeared to have taken his own life in a restaurant, Gov. Phil …

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

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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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Federal jury finds Chula Vista police used legal force in the death …

(2 days ago) WEBTo Douglas, a longtime civil rights attorney, the biggest lesson of the case is that it should be trained psychiatric professionals responding to mental health calls, not …

https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2024/05/02/federal-jury-finds-chula-vista-police-used-legal-force-in-the-death-of-oral-nunis

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LAPD fatally shoots allegedly armed man after his parents called …

(7 days ago) WEBLos Angeles Police Department officers fatally shot a man allegedly armed with a knife in Koreatown after his parents called the county's Department of Mental Health …

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/lapd-fatally-shoots-allegedly-armed-man-after-his-parents-call-mental-health-officials/

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An EMS shortage forced this N.J. county to form its own unit. ‘We …

(7 days ago) WEBDerek Sands, a spokesperson for Bergen County, said the new unit has responded to 85 calls during its first 23 days of service. “We are today saving lives of …

https://www.nj.com/bergen/2023/03/an-ems-shortage-forced-this-nj-county-to-form-its-own-unit-we-are-saving-lives.html

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Maine governor signs off on new gun laws, mental health …

(7 days ago) WEBFILE - Gov. Janet Mills attends an event, March 11, 2022, in Augusta, Maine. On Friday, April 26, 2024, Mills signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved …

https://apnews.com/article/maine-governor-signs-laws-gun-control-4bc11dc818cc678b25488d36cf9bcfdd

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LAPD officers fatally shoot reportedly armed man in Koreatown

(2 days ago) WEBMay 2, 2024 / 10:01 PM PDT / KCAL News. A man who was reportedly armed with a knife and confronted police responding to a mental health call in Koreatown was …

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/lapd-officers-fatally-shoot-reportedly-armed-man-in-koreatown/

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A call for immediate action to improve the mental health of

(Just Now) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound mental health problems among left-behind children (LBC). Here we discuss the challenges that LBC are facing in …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-024-00253-x

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Man Fatally Shot by Police During Mental Health Call Identified

(2 days ago) WEBA 40-year-old man who was allegedly armed with a knife, confronted police officers responding to a mental health call on the outskirts of Koreatown and was fatally …

https://mynewsla.com/crime/2024/05/03/man-fatally-shot-by-police-during-mental-health-call-identified/

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Los Angeles Police Fatally Shoot Knife-Wielding Man During Mental

(Just Now) WEBSource: Google Street View. A man wielding a knife was shot and killed by Los Angeles Police on Thursday in the Koreatown area after officers were called to a …

https://hoodline.com/2024/05/los-angeles-police-fatally-shoot-knife-wielding-man-during-mental-health-call-in-koreatown/

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Support calls for sexual assault survivors as review finds limited

(4 days ago) WEBThe Sexual Assault (Police) Review looked at 684 sexual offence cases that were reported to ACT Policing between July 2020 and December 2021, and included …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-30/act-sexual-assault-review-limited-police-investigations/103783232

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