Mental HealthPwMIpoliceCalls for ServiceMental Health ResourcesConcern over interactions between the police and public is more prevalent today than ever before. Specifically, the number of interactions between the police and individuals with mental health disorders (MHD) has increased as the resources ...
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...
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...
Pleasanton considers embedding mental health crisis team with police The Pleasanton City Council will again consider embedding a mental health crisis response team into the Police Department's newly created Alternative Response Unit, to reduce uniformed officers' response to mental health incidents and ...
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.
Alternative crisis response that excludes police is the long-term goal to address mental health crises, according to one mental health advocate.
For the first time ever, the Chandler Police Department will offer mental health care while officers are on duty.
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...
Despite estimates suggesting that around 15% of UK police incidents involve people with a mental health concern, officers receive very little mental health training. The police have faced high‐profile criticisms over their handling of mental health‐related incidents, whereas the underfunding and fragme...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police officer was shot and wounded Friday afternoon during a welfare check for a man whose relatives were concerned about his mental health, law enforcement officials said. The 44-year-old officer suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his arm and ...