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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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Mental health‐related police incidents: Results of a national census

(7 days ago) WEB1 INTRODUCTION. The police frequently fulfil the role of gatekeeper for people experiencing mental health problems. There is some evidence of criminalisation …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cbm.2206

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When mental health emergencies end in fatal police …

(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 …

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/10/us/police-mental-health-emergencies/index.html

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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 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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Why Police Are Still Handling Mental-Health Crises

(8 days ago) WEBFor mental-health response units to respond to the right incidents, emergency dispatchers need to be able to decide what counts as a mental-health call, and they need to be able to do it from the

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

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Mental Health And Police Violence: How Crisis …

(6 days ago) WEBMental Health And Police Violence: How Crisis Intervention Teams Are Failing. Demonstrators march through the streets of Rochester, N.Y., earlier this month protesting the death of Daniel Prude

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

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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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NJ pairs more mental health specialists with police officers

(Just Now) WEBThere were 641 incidents in November, the most recent month for which data is available. Under the pilot program, known as ARRIVE Together, a state police …

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2023/01/nj-expands-pilot-program-pairing-mental-health-specialists-with-police-officers/

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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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Fighting Police Trauma: Practical Approaches to Addressing

(2 days ago) WEBThe challenges met by clinicians in pursuit of building alliances with officers are not new to the field of mental health. Police psychologist, The relation between …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2158244018794794

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Improving Response to Mental Health Incidents - POLICE Magazine

(5 days ago) WEBBy The Numbers. The CCD program in Houston has been incredibly successful. One category that can be put in terms of raw numbers is the number of calls …

https://www.policemag.com/patrol/article/15309469/improving-response-to-mental-health-incidents

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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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Innovative solutions to address the mental health crisis

(8 days ago) WEBIn San Francisco, for instance, all mental health-related calls are coded 800, a city specific police-transmission code for a “report of a mentally disturbed …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/innovative-solutions-to-address-the-mental-health-crisis-shifting-away-from-police-as-first-responders/

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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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Reconciling mental health, public policing and police …

(2 days ago) WEBThe police logs of one police force show that between 2011 and 2014 the number of mental health-related incidents recorded by police officers rose by a third …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0032258X18766372

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Citing Safety, New York Moves Mentally Ill People Out of the Subway

(2 days ago) WEBThe police officers were part of a team led by a medical worker whose job is to move — by force, if needed — mentally ill people, who are often homeless, out of New …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/nyregion/nyc-subway-mental-health-homeless.html

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Mental health crises linked to almost half of all deaths or serious

(6 days ago) WEBAlmost half the people involved in critical incidents with New South Wales police over the past five years were experiencing a mental health crisis, while the …

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/22/mental-health-crises-linked-to-almost-half-of-all-deaths-or-serious-injuries-in-nsw-police-operations

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Full article: Police staff and mental health: barriers and

(6 days ago) WEBMental health treatment and support. To help reduce stress, and support the mental health of their employees, organizations offer an array of professional (e.g. …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15614263.2021.1979398

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Increase in mental health callouts received by police over past five

(8 days ago) WEBGloucestershire Police saw the lowest rise, an increase of 16% over the same five-year period - from 6,737 incidents to 7,369. It is not clear how the data was …

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

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Use of force, mental health experts weigh in on shootings - MSN

(1 days ago) WEB"The average person experiences 2-5 critical incidents in their lifetime, these officers will experience hundreds," Kocot said. "When these incidents happen, officers need time to …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/use-of-force-mental-health-experts-weigh-in-on-shootings-involving-columbus-police/ar-BB1momez

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Police in England and Wales dealing with more mental health …

(3 days ago) WEBThe police are dealing with increasing demands to intervene with people suffering mental health crises, freedom of information requests have revealed. Some …

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/21/mental-health-crises-police-england-and-wales

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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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Utica Chief Williams discusses police and role in mental health

(8 days ago) WEBOver the last five years, the department has averaged 2,149.8 calls for assistance.In 2022, there were 2,625 calls for assistance, and in 2023, there were 2,121 …

https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/crime/2024/05/14/utica-chief-williams-discusses-police-and-role-in-mental-health/73673893007/

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1M officer hours saved with new approach to mental health

(8 days ago) WEBThese monthly officer hours saved represented reduced deployment to concern for safety and mental health incidents reported by Humberside Police. There …

https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/police-to-save-1-million-officer-hours-as-forces-adopt-new-model-to-ensure-specialist-care-for-health-incidents

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What We Know About The Three Police-Involved Incidents At

(7 days ago) WEBThe incidents occurred amid Drake’s high-profile public feud with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar. and was apprehended under Ontario’s mental health act, …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/05/10/drakes-security-guards-report-altercation-in-third-incident-at-his-toronto-home-this-week/

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Three patients die by suicide inside a secure Brisbane public …

(6 days ago) WEBAdjunct Professor Hancock said the five incidents inside The Prince Charles Hospital mental health unit involved both men and women across different age ranges …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-15/mental-health-unit-suicide-deaths-prince-charles-hospital/103843156

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Police Seizures of Pills With Fentanyl Have Skyrocketed

(7 days ago) WEBMental Health. Police Seizures of Pills With Fentanyl Have Skyrocketed. MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Police seizures of illicit fentanyl pills have …

https://www.healthday.com/health-news/mental-health/police-seizures-of-pills-with-fentanyl-have-skyrocketed

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Three people stabbed in two separate incidents on Los Angeles …

(9 days ago) WEBIn the latest violence on Los Angeles County’s mass transit system, a man slashed a woman’s arm with a weapon at a Metro station Monday just a few hours after …

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-14/three-people-stabbed-on-los-angeles-county-metro-system-in-separate-incidents

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Tewksbury Hospital workers demonstrate over safety concerns, …

(2 days ago) WEBThe hospital has also seen a decline in workers, according to DMH data, showing that Tewksbury’s mental health units had fewer workers in 2023 than in 2019, …

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/13/metro/tewksbury-hospital-massachusetts-mental-health/

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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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Family of veteran who committed suicide in Chicago police …

(Just Now) WEBAt the time of her arrest, Chavez told police about her mental health struggles, including a PTSD diagnosis. She served two tours overseas in Afghanistan, …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/13/family-of-veteran-who-committed-suicide-in-chicago-police-holding-cell-could-get-1-75m-settlement/

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Mental Health Month: BPD Invests in YouthConnect – Boston …

(5 days ago) WEB📊 Starting in FY 2024, the Boston Police is investing in hiring more YouthConnect clinicians. 💼. Join us in our mission to combat youth violence through …

https://police.boston.gov/2024/05/14/mental-health-month-bpd-invests-in-youthconnect/

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Parents with Mental Illness and Child Custody Issues

(9 days ago) WEBSome state laws cite mental illness as a condition that can lead to loss of custody or parental rights. Thus, parents with mental illness often avoid seeking mental …

https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/parents-with-mental-illness/parents-with-mental-illness-and-child-custody-issues

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First mental health forum after Rosalynn Carter’s death highlights …

(9 days ago) WEBATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Carter Center hosted its first mental health forum since Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter passed away. At the 28th annual …

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/05/14/first-mental-health-forum-after-rosalynn-carters-death-highlights-need-new-advocates/

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Failing mental health service and courts overwhelm police, says

(7 days ago) WEBPolice Scotland is “overwhelmed” by the “appalling” demands made on officers by failing mental health services and a court system that requires complete reform, …

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/13/police-scotland-chief-jo-farrell-mental-health-service-courts

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