The need for police officers to have training in recognizing and knowing how to access mental health resources is emphasized. Collaboration between the law enforcement and mental health systems is crucial, and the very different areas of expertise of each should be recognized and should not be ...
During the past four decades, fundamental changes in mental health and law enforcement policies have brought criminal justice professionals into increasing contact with people with serious mental illness (PSMI). This contact occurs at every stage of the criminal justice process. The police, who are ...
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....
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. Kaiser has refuted those allegations and defended ...
Using a qualitative approach, the current study aimed to provide a description of the decision-making processes of police officers responding to mental health calls, including decisions to appraise the situation as a mental health call and an enhanced understanding of the ways in which current ...
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.
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 I...
“I go through all of the 911 calls that come through for the police department and I have a tracking spreadsheet,” she said. “I add anything that is mental health related to the tracking spreadsheet and I follow up by phone with these people.” ...
In addition, the actions could impede a person's ability to cope or recover from such experiences, as well as broadly impact a community or population, the findings showed. The study also aimed to create a framework for studying the factors involving violence and mental health. ...
However, although officers' interactions with individuals with a mental illness began to increase, there continued to be a limited amount of training that involved how to handle mental health鈥搑elated issues. Consequently, this left officers unprepared to handle mental health situations and often led...