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NYPD Cops Still Handling Most 911 Mental Health Calls Despite …

(4 days ago) WEBFigures showing that 80% of mental health calls were handled by police in the Harlem precincts run contrary to pre-pilot program projections by Susan Herman, director of the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health, the new name for …

https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/07/22/nypd-cops-still-responding-to-most-911-mental-health-calls/

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Transforming NYC’s Response to Mental Health Crises

(3 days ago) WEBfrom June 6 – July 7, 2021, there were approximately 16 mental health 911 calls each day in Zone 7. The goals of the B-HEARD pilot are to: • Route 911 mental health calls to a health-centered B-HEARD response whenever it is appropriate to do so. Calls that involve a weapon, an imminent risk of violence, or where NYPD or EMS call-takers know

https://mentalhealth.cityofnewyork.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/B-HEARD-First-Month-Data.pdf

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New York City Announces New Mental Health Teams to Respond …

(8 days ago) WEBCurrently, NYPD officers and FDNY Emergency Medical Services Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) respond to nearly all mental health 911 calls, regardless of the severity of health needs, whether a crime is involved, or whether there is an imminent risk of violence.

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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What Happens When Police Show Up for Mental Health Calls?

(7 days ago) WEBThe no-cop approach was meant to get individuals off the street and into longer-term treatment, but that did not happen. As 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 precincts. Most of the individuals continued to be brought to

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

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Transforming NYC’s Response to Mental Health Emergencies

(5 days ago) WEB• 911 operators (both NYPD and EMS) routed 22% of mental health 911 calls (684 calls) to B-HEARD teams. B-HEARD is actively working to grow this number to approximately 50% of all 911 mental health calls, including by assigning additional EMS call-takers, analyzing calls to ensure that new protocols are followed,

https://mentalhealth.cityofnewyork.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FINAL-DATA-BRIEF-B-HEARD-FIRST-SIX-MONTHS-OF-OPERATIONS-12.15.21-1.pdf

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The NYPD’s Mental Illness Response Breakdown

(Just Now) WEBThe NYPD, meanwhile, struggles to keep up with a growing mental health crisis amid this troubling backdrop: • “EDP” calls to 911 jumped from 97,000 in 2009 to almost 180,000 last year. • In 2015, City Hall promised “crisis intervention training” for all cops to help them de-escalate interactions with the mentally ill.

https://www.thecity.nyc/2019/03/21/the-nypd-s-mental-illness-response-breakdown/

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NYC cops still asked to help in police-free mental health calls

(4 days ago) WEBFirst responders in a new city program aimed to keep cops from answering 911 mental health calls are repeatedly calling for police assistance, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said Thursday. The pilot…

https://www.nydailynews.com/2021/06/24/nypd-still-called-in-to-help-with-police-free-emergency-mental-health-response-teams/

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Transforming NYC’s Response to Mental Health Emergencies

(Just Now) WEBNYPD and EMS response. 2,092 CALLS RECEIVED A B-HEARD RESPONSE months 29% of all 911 mental health calls in the pilot area were eligible for a B-HEARD response in FY23 Q2. -HEARD responded to 56% (1,291) of those eligible calls. 30% of all 911 mental health calls in the pilot area were eligible for a B-HEARD response in FY23 Q1. …

https://mentalhealth.cityofnewyork.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023_05_23-BHEARD-Data-Brief-FY23-Q1Q2-July22-Dec22.pdf

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NYC’s Non-Police Mental Health Pilot Increasing Rate of Those …

(3 days ago) WEBNBC New York's Melissa Russo reports. Instead of cops and paramedics responding to 911 mental health calls, three-person teams of social workers and paramedics respond instead. In 95 percent of

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/nycs-non-police-mental-health-pilot-increasing-rate-of-those-getting-aid-data-show/3165520/

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No More EDPs: NYPD’S Emergency Plan to Deal With Mentally Ill …

(7 days ago) WEBTrained mental health workers will finally start joining cops responding to 911 calls in a bid to reduce deadly encounters between the NYPD and New Yorkers experiencing psychiatric crises. Police

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/the-city-no-more-edps-nypds-emergency-plan-to-deal-with-mentally-ill-new-yorkers/1993155/

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Medical Experts, Not NYPD, Will Respond to 911 Mental Health …

(2 days ago) WEBFor the first time in the city’s history, Mayor de Blasio announced Tuesday that the new mental health professionals and crisis workers will be dispatched through 911, instead of the NYPD, to

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/medical-experts-not-nypd-will-respond-to-911-mental-health-calls-as-part-of-nyc-pilot/2715210/

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POLICING MENTAL HEALTH - hesterstreet.org

(1 days ago) WEBPOLICING MENTAL HEALTH AN ANALYSIS OF NYPD’S UNEQUAL CRISIS RESPONSE FEBRUARY 2024 New York City’s 9-1-1 dispatch receives nearly hundreds of thousands of calls every year since 2019 reporting mental health crises. These calls are coded as involving an ‘Emotionally Distressed Person’ (EDP)

https://hesterstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Policing-Mental-Health-Final-Report.pdf

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New York set up a hotline for police handling mental health cases.

(7 days ago) WEBFor New York City’s mental health advocates, the discovery about the lack of calls to the hotline is just the latest example of an administration that has failed to protect its most vulnerable

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/13/new-york-police-nypd-mental-illness-hotline?ref=truth11.com

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NYC social workers, not cops, will respond to most mental health …

(7 days ago) WEBNEW YORK — A pilot program that has kept NYPD officers away from many mental health crisis calls in parts of Manhattan will expand to every precinct citywide, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced o…

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/social-workers-ems-not-nypd-to-respond-to-non-violent-mental-health-calls-citywide/

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NYPD's mental health response under scrutiny again after fatal …

(5 days ago) WEBWhen pressed about whether the NYPD should offload mental health calls to other city agencies, Tobin responded that the police have worked with the Health Department, the Department of Homeless

https://www.crainsnewyork.com/health-pulse/nypds-mental-health-response-under-scrutiny-again-after-fatal-shooting-win-rozario

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Non-Cop Response Teams Handled Just 16% of 911 Mental …

(7 days ago) WEBCredit: Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITY. As a result, although they fielded 23% of the calls, the teams actually handled only 16% of them (383 of 2,400) from January through March, according to the report, which is the most recent released by the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health. The NYPD handled the vast majority — 84%.

https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/07/18/mental-health-911-b-heard-teams/

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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 have been shot and killed by police since 2007.

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

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New program has EMS, not NYPD, taking the lead on non-violent …

(6 days ago) WEBNEW YORK — NYPD officers will stay out of many mental health crisis calls, with EMS social workers responding instead in parts of Manhattan. One in five New Yorkers struggle with mental illness

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/new-program-has-ems-not-nypd-taking-the-lead-on-non-violent-mental-health-calls-in-parts-of-manhattan/

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Transforming NYC’s Response to Mental Health Emergencies

(2 days ago) WEBmental health calls do not receive the additional triage needed to determine eligibility for B-HEARD. The city is working to address these challenges through a number of strategies, including hiring more EMS 911 call-takers in Fiscal Year 2024. B-HEARD teams can be added to calls assigned to NYPD and/or EMS for a response

https://mentalhealth.cityofnewyork.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BHEARD-Data-Brief-FY23-Q3-Q4_2024.pdf

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Mental Health Resouces - NYPD - NYC.gov

(7 days ago) WEBNYPD Internal Resources. Employee Assistance Unit (EAU) (646) 610-6730. EAU peer support counselors, both uniform and civilian, officer 24/7 support to fellow members of the department. They accept third-party referrals and also provide support to family members, and retirees. They can also provide guidance on seeking external assistance too.

https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/careers/human-resources-info/mental-health.page

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NYPD Kills Bangladeshi Teen Win Rozario After He Calls 911 for …

(Just Now) WEBRozario had called 911 in late March asking for help as he experienced a mental health crisis, but two New York police officers who arrived at the family’s home shot him at least four times

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/13/win_rozario

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NYC Readies to Send Social Workers Into Uncharted Territory — …

(4 days ago) WEBThe idea is to limit NYPD contacts that could go bad or trigger an emotionally disturbed person. City Hall says 2 percent of their 911 calls are related to emotionally disturbed people. It also

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/nyc-readies-to-send-social-workers-into-uncharted-territory-911-mental-health-calls/3078373/

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World News: New York police shooting investigated over Win …

(4 days ago) WEBThe organization has laid out a plan for New York to "move as many mental health crisis calls as possible out of the 911 system" and integrate the existing 988 mental health hotline "with the

https://www.9news.com.au/world/a-19yearold-called-911-in-a-crisis-and-ended-up-dead-for-advocates-its-a-call-for-a-better-way-of-policing/5faa2a3b-665b-40b4-be0f-e6d37d5d20a8

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Bangladeshi teen in Queens shot dead by police during mental …

(3 days ago) WEBWin Rozario, a 19-year-old Bangladeshi from Queens, was fatally shot by New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers during a mental health crisis despite pleas from his mother. Rozario was

https://nextshark.com/bangladeshi-teen-fatally-shot-crisis-nypd

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Revolving door for mentally ill vagrants puts all New Yorkers in …

(Just Now) WEBNicholas Babilonia Jr., a violent, mentally ill man with the charming nom de guerre of Ice Pick Nick. J.C. Rice “The system is just broken,” said retired NYPD detective and John Jay College

https://nypost.com/2024/05/12/opinion/revolving-door-for-mentally-ill-vagrants-puts-all-new-yorkers-in-danger/

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Co-Response Teams - Mayor's Office of Community Mental Health

(3 days ago) WEBCo-Response Teams (CRT) are a collaboration between the NYPD and DOHMH. CRT is a pre- and post-crisis intervention. Each team includes two police officers and one behavioral health professional. mental health emergency 911 calls were received by the NYPD in 2017. The majority (56%) of these calls result in the individual …

https://mentalhealth.cityofnewyork.us/program/co-response-teams

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Family of man fatally shot by NYPD officers speaks out after - MSN

(2 days ago) WEBThe family of 19-year-old Win Rozario is calling for the two NYPD officers involved in his death to be fired. CBS New York where social workers respond to mental health calls, and is waiting

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/family-of-man-fatally-shot-by-nypd-officers-speaks-out-after-release-of-body-cam-video-they-say-they-want-justice/ar-BB1m47v7

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With backing of Eric Adams, NYPD brass escalates social

(3 days ago) WEB05/08/2024 07:53 PM EDT. NEW YORK — NYPD leaders have ramped up their social media takedown of critics — and former cop turned New York Mayor Eric Adams has their back. Adams is standing

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/08/eric-adams-nypd-escalate-social-media-brawl-00156895

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Adams planning to consolidate training for all NYC enforcement

(3 days ago) WEBMay 14, 2024 at 1:19 p.m. Mayor Adams’ administration is planning to restructure the Police Academy to consolidate training for several agencies outside the NYPD’s purview, including the

https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/14/adams-consolidate-training-all-nyc-enforcement-personnel-nypd-academy-corrections-probation-parks-banks/

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911 Mental Health Response - Mayor's Office of Community …

(5 days ago) WEBB-HEARD is grounded in New York City's commitment to treat mental health emergencies as a health issue, not a public safety problem. Before B-HEARD, NYPD officers and FDNY EMTs responded to nearly all mental health 911 calls; however, that often is not the most appropriate form of help for those experiencing a mental health emergency and lacks a …

https://mentalhealth.cityofnewyork.us/b-heard

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