It's unknown why he was not taken into protective custody and then evaluated by a medical professional, but mental health experts and advocates told ABC News that, separately from the shooting, the state has been struggling to address the needs of residents for years. L...
Effects of child protective custody status and health risk behaviors on health care use among adolescents. Academic Pediatrics, 22, 387–395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2021.05.016 Article PubMed Google Scholar Bersia, M., Koumantakis, E., Berchialla, P., Charrier, L., Ricotti, A...
The dilemma for police officers arises from the limited alternatives available when they are called to address situations involving PwMI as most use of force incidents occur when attempting to arrest or take a PwMI into protective custody (Steadman et al., 2000). Without access to specialized ...
“I’m scared but I’m not going to show it. I guess this is better than staying downtown or at a bus station. At least if someone comes, I’ll hear them. Babie’s really protective.” Lisa and her dog make their way to the bus stop after spending the night in Sanchez Park. ...
Third, does PCAP reduce the odds of a consumer being taken into emergency protective custody (EPC)? Design/methodology/approach – The authors use propensity score matching to analyze data from a sample of individuals (n=739) who experienced a police-abated mental health crisis. Findings – The...
who oversees Americus’ uniform patrol division. Unless emotionally distressed people pose an acute danger to themselves or others and must be placed in protective custody, officers often take them to the local ER. They wait for them to get evaluated and, sometimes, take them to a psychiatric ...
There are also cases in which the parents agree to share custody of their child with the state to access mental health services. During the first eight months of the 2023 fiscal year, there were 1,493 of such cases. About 15% of these youth had unmet mental he...
while not doing much lasting harm to the child. Unlike Asperger Syndrome, which has always been a problematic diagnosis, MSP is unambiguous — parents (usually mothers) who suffer from this condition, and whose children are taken to a hospital and protective custody, are sometimes observed slippin...
Linear regression analyses were conducted with two mental health outcomes, depression and anxiety. Findings suggest that participant responses under the Trump administration correlated with higher stress, discrimination, and mental health symptoms, while resilience served as a protective factor. No ...
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