The literature and interviews with Field Consultants suggest the importance of ongoing mental health training for police officers; a continuous working relationship and partnership between the criminal justice system and the mental health system is also emphasized. In doing so, police...
The results here shown are part of an action-research that aimed to elaborate, apply and evaluate a pilot project for contributing to the mental health of Rio de Janeiro police officers. This research comprises both quantitative and qualitative approaches in an ex-ante and ex-post evaluation patt...
To begin with, every first responder in your team should be aware of the policies and protocols your company has for dealing with mental health issues. They should also have access to educational resources. “It is very important first responders are educated and encouraged to assess their own ...
Officer Thomas has spent the past year and a half serving as the mental health crisis intervention officer at his station. A substantial part of his job addresses the concurrent mental health and homelessness crises. The pandemic has exacerbated both of these societal issues, and ...
Police officers jump from one chaotic and stressful call to the next and often "absorb" the tragedy they encounter each day. Frank Ray, a former police officer and country musician, is working to break the taboo surrounding officer mental health so no cop turns to suicide or alcoh...
CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily)— For the first time ever, the Chandler Police Department will offer mental health care while officers are on duty. Last week, the Chandler City Council approved funding to add in-house mental health care at the police station in downtown Chandler. ...
This survey study assesses the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care use among police officers at a large, urban police department in the US.
Understanding the decision-making process of police officers when responding to mental health calls is essential for optimizing the training they receive to engage with persons with a mental illness (PMI) and/or persons experiencing a mental health crisis. Research on officer decision-making in mental...
"To Serve and Protect Their Mental Health": The Effects of Police Occupational Culture on Police Officers Mental Health Salus JournalHakik, SalehahLanglois, Kory
Emerging Partnerships Between Mental Health and Law Enforcement Police departments in the 194 U.S. cities with a population of 100,000 or more were surveyed in 1996 to identify strategies they used to obtain input from ... MW Deane,HJ Steadman,R Borum,... - 《Psychiatric Services》 被引量...