campus mental healthcampus policeCampus police officers are often among the initial contacts for behavioral incidents involving people with mental illness. Their training and access to resources influence decisions to direct the individual to support services and/or through campus disciplinary processes and...
confirmation of any arrests and details on the police response.Mental health workers have been striking for four months, with negotiations still ongoing as they accuse Kaiser Permanente of unfair labor conditions which they say has led to understaffing that's affected patient care....
“We know that tell us that he was in need of help,” While watching this video of Prude’s arrest, Melanie Funchess, director of community engagement Mental Health Association of Monroe county says she see a person in need of mental intervention, not a police response. “People with menta...
Nearly one in four people who have died at the hands of police officers in the United States had a mental health condition, according to theNational Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Now, some law enforcement agencies across the country are starting to cha...
WASHINGTON (AP) — When police respond to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis, the encounter can have tragic results. Now a government insurance program will help communities set up an alternative: mobile teams with mental health practitio
Mental Health First Aid:Mental Health First Aid is a course that helps family, friends, and coworkers of first responders identify and respond to signs of addictions and mental illnesses. Individuals can find a class near them, and leaders in emergency response can schedule a special training se...
In Denver, Colorado, the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program sends a behavioral health professional and a paramedic to help instead of the police. In three years,STAR program responderswent on 7,464 calls, with 49% of the individuals being refe...
Mental health is a growing part of police work A lot of officers on the team said many calls were about mental health when they were on regular patrol. But officers usually have just a few minutes to spend handling calls before being pulled to the next incident. ...
Ameliorating Mental Health Emergencies: Crisis Intervention Teams in Police Departments doi:10.1007/s11896-025-09729-7The history of mental health in the USA has guided officers to become the first-line response to mental health crisis calls. However, although officers' interactions with individuals ...
"There's been a significant rise in the number of young people suffering from a mental health problem over the last 10 years in the UK, but also around the world," says Dominique Thompson, a general practitioner who is also a young people's mental health expert. "Then along came...