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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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Issues in Law Enforcement Reform: Responding to Mental …

(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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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 …

https://apnews.com/article/mental-health-crisis-911-police-alternative-civilian-responders-ca97971200c485e36aa456c04d217547

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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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We Need to Think Beyond Police in Mental Health Crises

(Just Now) WEBWhen police respond to calls related to mental health crises—situations they are often ill-equipped to handle safely and effectively—fatal outcomes are not uncommon. In 2021, …

https://www.vera.org/news/we-need-to-think-beyond-police-in-mental-health-crises

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Decoupling Crisis Response from Policing — A Step Toward …

(1 days ago) WEBObtaining care in a mental health crisis should be as routine and assistive as calling an ambulance for other health crises. Yet for too long, calling 911 for …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2035710

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The Toll of Police Violence on Black People’s Mental Health

(7 days ago) WEBof Black parents said police violence affects their mental health. Morning Consult survey of Black adults, April 2023 Jennifer Shepard Payne, 58 Research …

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/25/well/mind/black-mental-health-police-violence.html

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NJ expands program pairing mental health specialists with police

(Just Now) WEBThe program pairs mental health specialists with the police officers. Launched over a year ago in Cumberland County, the program has been promising so …

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

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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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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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The role of the police in supporting people in mental health crisis

(3 days ago) WEBThe police are here to protect, help, and reassure the community, and must do so with integrity, common sense and sound judgement. Their responsibilities can also …

https://www.rethink.org/news-and-stories/blogs/2023/07/the-role-of-the-police-in-supporting-people-in-mental-health-crisis/

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Police-Mental Health Collaboration (PMHC) Toolkit

(2 days ago) WEBLearn about the issues and facts related to Police-Mental Health issues. Ex: 1 in 5 Americans is affected by mental illness in a given year, only 41% of adults in the U.S. …

https://bja.ojp.gov/program/pmhc

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Persons in mental health crisis: A primer for police response

(7 days ago) WEBA survey in Illinois estimated that 7% to 10% of police-citizen interactions involve a citizen with a mental health disorder and that officers are 1.4 to 4.5 times …

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

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How police leadership can respond to officer mental health crises

(2 days ago) WEBThe National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) wrote a guidebook for police chiefs on how to protect officer mental health in the early days after a mass casualty …

https://www.police1.com/chiefs-sheriffs/articles/how-police-leadership-can-respond-to-officer-mental-health-crises-3zrmdFnjtpoYLOyR/

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When mental health emergencies end in fatal police encounters

(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 mental health episode and roaming …

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

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Cops, Clinicians, or Both? Collaborative Approaches to Responding …

(1 days ago) WEBHealth care and criminal justice systems are facing increasing challenges from the growing numbers of individuals experiencing behavioral health crises (defined …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.202000721

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Course aims to help NJ police understand those in mental crisis

(2 days ago) WEBThe immersion was part of crisis intervention team training held this month in Mahwah, a five-day, 40-hour class offered to law enforcement and mental health …

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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Innovative solutions to address the mental health crisis

(8 days ago) WEBA crisis system can be well-organized and well-funded, but if a dispatcher responds to a mental health crisis call by sending armed police rather than a crisis …

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

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How do crisis teams handle mental health calls differently from …

(1 days ago) WEBCrisis teams are united in their objectives of decreasing police use of force, reducing the burden on emergency services and systems, and strengthening the public’s …

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

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Police officers endeavor to improve crisis care, management

(6 days ago) WEBWhen Greg New, a crisis support officer, first started working as a police officer 35 years ago, he said mental health wasn’t really talked about in the police …

https://collegian.tccd.edu/police-officers-endeavor-to-improve-crisis-care-management/

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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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Getting Treatment During a Crisis NAMI

(5 days ago) WEBMental health crisis services vary depending on where an individual lives. Becoming familiar with the available services and how to access them is an important step towards …

https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Treatment/Getting-Treatment-During-a-Crisis

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Chula Vista police face scrutiny over mental health crisis response …

(8 days ago) WEBChula Vista police officers responding to a man’s mental health crisis contributed to his death by needlessly escalating the situation and using unreasonable …

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2024-04-18/opening-statements-nunis-chula-vista-trial

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NORTH BERGEN POLICE DEPARTMENT

(9 days ago) WEBBergen Police Department continues to cultivate overwhelming support from its community by maintaining trust through providing officers with training on interacting with people …

http://www.northbergenpolice.com/report/annual-reports/reports/pdf/2021-Annual-Report.pdf

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Reynolds' bill could jeopardize program linking mental health, police

(5 days ago) WEBMore:Rural Iowa has a mental health care crisis, and school superintendents want more help Apart from West Des Moines, suburban Waukee, Clive …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2024/03/18/kim-reynolds-bill-could-jeopardize-program-linking-mental-health-police-heart-of-iowa/72934061007/

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Mental health training 'still a priority' in law enforcement - WPTV

(Just Now) WEBMental health training for local law enforcement officers is a topic becoming more popular as 1 in 4 Americans are clinically mentally ill, according to the National …

https://www.wptv.com/news/state/mental-health-training-still-a-priority-in-law-enforcement-community

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People in mental health crisis are still being criminalised owing to

(Just Now) WEBA “culture of blame shifting and unaccountability” in the NHS has led to the service continuing to use systems that criminalise people in distress during mental …

https://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj.q957

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Man in custody after mental health crisis in Cary - WRAL

(7 days ago) WEBCary police said a person was suffering a mental health crisis at a home on Overcup Oak Lane and required urgent treatment. Emergency responders were able to …

https://www.wral.com/story/large-police-presence-in-cary-neighborhood-during-mental-health-crisis/21396016/

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White House unveils 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention …

(4 days ago) WEBWhite House updates National Strategy for Suicide Prevention to address mental health crisis. By Denise Dador. Saturday, April 27, 2024 8:24PM Long Beach …

https://abc7.com/for-the-first-time-in-a-decade-white-house-updates-national-strategy-suicide-prevention/14731446/

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