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Mental health
fromKqed
1 week ago

She Goes to Police Calls in a Prius. It's Part of New Approach to Mental Health Emergencies | KQED

Pairing law enforcement officers with mental health clinicians reduces costly, intrusive interventions and provides better safety planning and support for people in crisis.
Mental health
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Police officers shouldn't be leading mental health calls, Toronto police chief says | CBC News

Toronto police chief proposes shifting leadership of mental health crisis responses to the health sector, with police providing safety support as needed.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

In their darkest moments, too many Australians are being met with lethal force instead of love and care | Lorena Allam

Police responses to mental-health and welfare crises have resulted in multiple deaths of vulnerable people, prompting calls for non-police crisis first responders.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Report questions why LAPD mental health specialists must defer to armed officers

A new report from the city controller's office questions the effectiveness of the LAPD's signature crisis response program, saying clinicians trained in de-escalation too often are forced to defer to armed patrol officers. For years, Los Angeles Police Department officials have touted the success of the Systemwide Mental Assessment Response Team, or SMART. But critics say the program, which pairs licensed specialists with officers in unmarked cars, is failing in the crucial initial minutes of encounters when multiple police shootings of mentally ill people have occurred.
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