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LAW ENFORCEMENT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACT …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Fiscal Year 2024 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Program funds are used to improve the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement through the implementation of peer support, …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwa

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Law Enforcement Response to the Mental Health Crisis - COPS …

(5 days ago) WEBTo obtain details on COPS Office programs, publications, and resources, contact the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770 or [email protected]. U.S. Department of Justice Law Enforcement Response to the Mental Health Crisis: Resources and Publications. Mental health and resilience is a core element of officer safety and …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/03-2018/le_response_to_mental_health_crisis.html

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Mental crisis calls to police can be deadly. Cities try new ways to

(4 days ago) WEBAbout 1 in 5 people killed by police since 2015 were having a mental health crisis. Like other cities, Philadelphia is trying a new approach: sending along social workers to respond to those calls.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/11/09/1203342875/cities-know-the-way-police-respond-to-mental-crisis-calls-needs-to-change-but-ho

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Mental Health And Police Violence: How Crisis …

(6 days ago) WEBA non-law-enforcement crisis response team. Woefully inadequate mental health services across the country means police are …

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/913229469/mental-health-and-police-violence-how-crisis-intervention-teams-are-failing

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Issues in Law Enforcement Reform: Responding to Mental …

(2 days ago) WEB74Wells and Schafer, “Officer Perceptions of Police Responses to Persons with a Mental Illness,” p. 581. Issues in Law Enforcement Reform: Responding to Mental Health Crises. Congressional Research Service 14. programs, many individuals will likely continue to experience crises that require police response.75.

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47285

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Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act

(9 days ago) WEBFor many years the BJA has administered two programs important to oficer safety and wellness: (1) the Public Safety Oficers’ Benefits (PSOB) program and (2) the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP). The PSOB program provides a death benefit to the eligible survivors of federal, state, or local public safety oficers.

https://portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/RIC/Publications/cops-p370-pub.pdf

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There’s a new approach to police response to mental …

(3 days ago) WEBThe mobile three-person response team is part of a joint collaboration between the San Francisco Fire Department and the city’s Department of Health. The pilot program began on Nov. 30, 2020.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/02/us/mental-health-police-response-go-there/index.html

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Why Police Are Still Handling Mental-Health Crises

(8 days ago) WEBA Washington Post analysis found that one-quarter of people fatally shot by U.S. police in 2015 were mentally ill or in emotional crisis. Many police officers, meanwhile, have expressed

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/mental-health-crisis-police-intervention/622842/

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Policing mental health: Recent deaths highlight concerns over …

(3 days ago) WEBMore than 1 in 5 people fatally shot by police have mental illnesses, according to a Washington Post database of fatal U.S. shootings by on-duty police officers. Since 2015, when The Post launched

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/policing-mental-health-recent-deaths-highlight-concerns-over-officer-response-n1266935

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Cops, Clinicians, or Both? Collaborative Approaches to …

(1 days ago) WEBHealth care and criminal justice systems are facing increasing challenges from the growing numbers of individuals experiencing behavioral health crises (defined here as a crisis related to mental …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.202000721

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NJ pairs more mental health specialists with police officers

(Just Now) WEBThe program pairs mental health specialists with the police officers. Launched over a year ago in Cumberland County, the program has been promising so far, officials said, with more than 250 people assisted and with no officer or civilian injuries, according to Attorney General Matthew Platkin. The attorney general added that force …

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2023/01/nj-expands-pilot-program-pairing-mental-health-specialists-with-police-officers/

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Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with …

(3 days ago) WEBActivists participate in a rally to call for peer-led, non-police response to mental health crisis calls, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in New York. The Associated Press has found that 14 of the 20 most populous U.S. cities are experimenting with removing police from some nonviolent 911 calls and sending behavioral health clinicians.

https://apnews.com/article/mental-health-crisis-911-police-alternative-civilian-responders-ca97971200c485e36aa456c04d217547

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Building mental health into emergency responses

(5 days ago) WEBAnd as of February 2021, 911 callers in Austin, Texas, can opt for mental health services when they seek help for an emergency. Each caller can request the assistance of police, firefighters, medical responders, or mental health support, and dispatchers route those calls accordingly. Still, not all callers recognize they’re in need of …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/07/emergency-responses

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Responding to Behavioral Health Crises Mental Health America

(Just Now) WEBBut rather than dispatching a police officer, an ambulance is sent. A law enforcement response to a mental health crisis is almost always stigmatizing for people with mental illnesses and should be avoided when possible. Whenever possible, mental health crises should be treated using medical personnel or, even better, specialized mental health

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/responding-behavioral-health-crises

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Decoupling Crisis Response from Policing — A Step Toward …

(1 days ago) WEBContinued reliance on police as mental health first responders in Black and other minority communities leads directly to unnecessary injuries and deaths and increases the stigma against seeking

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2035710

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Department of Justice and Department of Health & Human …

(9 days ago) WEBdiabetic crisis, equal opportunity would entail dispatching a health response in similar circumstances involving a person with a behavioral health disability. 18. Where a police response is called for, dispatching a co-responder team that includes a police officer and a mental health specialist may be a reasonable modification. 19 In some

https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-05/Sec.%2014%28a%29%20-%20DOJ%20and%20HHS%20Guidance%20on%20Emergency%20Responses%20to%20Individuals%20with%20Behavioral%20Health%20or%20Other%20Disabilities_FINAL.pdf

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San Francisco Cops Will No Longer Be Called 1st For Nonviolent …

(1 days ago) WEBRemoving Cops From Behavioral Crisis Calls: 'We Need To Change The Model'. Police are "responding to nonviolent, noncriminal calls for service for people whose needs are largely social, behavioral

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/19/924146486/removing-cops-from-behavioral-crisis-calls-we-need-to-change-the-model

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Course aims to help NJ police understand those in mental crisis

(2 days ago) WEBNJ course aims to help police aid those in mental crisis. 8-minute read. Ashley Balcerzak. NorthJersey.com. 0:04. 1:18. The voices were harsh, unforgiving — a constant stream of sounds with few

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/state/2023/03/14/course-aims-to-help-nj-police-understand-those-in-mental-crisis/69871082007/

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NJ pilot teams police with mental health experts, reduces use of …

(4 days ago) WEBCases when force was used. New Jersey data from 2021, before the ARRIVE program began in earnest, showed that 43% of instances when police used force involved an individual struggling with mental

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2024/03/18/nj-pilot-teams-police-with-mental-health-experts-reduces-use-of-force-arrests-arrive/72970322007/

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New Jersey pushes for mental health resources after sheriff's death

(6 days ago) WEB0:00. 0:53. WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — In the wake of the death of a New Jersey sheriff, who appeared to have taken his own life in a restaurant, Gov. Phil Murphy and other state and local officials

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/25/new-jersey-mental-health-resources-sheriffs-death/72345251007/

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Enlisting Mental Health Workers, Not Cops, In Mobile Crisis …

(Just Now) WEBThe agency operates the nation’s largest mental health crisis hotline and is preparing for a tripling of calls from 130,000 to 390,000 a year. Without expansion, the county’s now-limited

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.00678

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Best Practices for Addressing Mental Health Crises in the Community

(3 days ago) WEBCIT programs address the entire mental health crisis situation; it’s not just about creating more work for law enforcement. The program also addresses how mental health professionals and other supports are involved in crisis response. CIT examines how systemic problems—like outdated policies, poor communication, or a lack of mental …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/07-2020/cit.html

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Help Not Handcuffs: Mental Health Emergencies and Police …

(5 days ago) WEBHelp Not Handcuffs: Mental Health Emergencies and Police Response. July 19, 7-8:30 p.m. ET. The March 8th Help Not Handcuffs session featuring Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro from “Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops” generated a great deal of audience interest so NAMI has invited them back to continue the conversation and answer more of your …

https://www.nami.org/virtual-town-halls/help-not-handcuffs-mental-health-emergencies-and-police-response/

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Skokie pairs cop, mental health counselor to respond to people in

(4 days ago) WEBSkokie Police Officer Kimberly Blue, left, and Village of Skokie mental health professional Brian McHugh work as a co-responder team, going to police calls to help defuse situations such as

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/16/skokie-pairs-cop-mental-health-counselor-to-respond-to-people-in-crisis/

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A 19-year-old called 911 in a crisis and ended up dead. For - CNN

(9 days ago) WEBCommunity Access, a non-profit supporting people with mental health concerns in New York, says at least 26 New Yorkers experiencing mental health crises have been shot and killed by police since 2007.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/12/us/win-rozario-nypd-killing/index.html

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Tackling Mental Health Challenges in the Public Safety Sector

(7 days ago) WEBBecause mental health issues among public safety workers is a growing concern, the NORA Public Safety Sector Council held a meeting with experts across the public safety sector to discuss efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of existing mental health programs in February 2024. This meeting furthered the Council’s conversation on …

https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/05/09/mental-health-public-safety-sector/

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Op-ed: Remove mental health crisis response from CPD's plate

(9 days ago) WEBEric Reinhart: Chicago must remove mental health crisis response from CPD’s plate. Organizer Any Huamani, right, greets a colleague during a Treatment Not Trauma campaign summit at First

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/19/opinion-chicago-brandon-johnson-treatment-not-trauma-mental-health/

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Ludlow set to expand alternative to police response in mental …

(4 days ago) WEBLUDLOW — A program that sends clinicians to assist police officers on some calls is poised to expand in the town of Ludlow. Since last fall, local first responders and staff from the Center for

https://www.masslive.com/westernmass/2024/05/ludlow-set-to-expand-alternative-to-police-response-in-mental-health-calls.html

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Mental Health Co-Response team reflects on first year in operation

(1 days ago) WEBSpringfield's Mental Health Co-Response team reflects on first year, looks to the future. Not all calls to 911 or the police are due to alleged violations of the law. Yet, when police show up in

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2023/10/02/springfield-mental-health-co-response-team-reflects-on-first-year-in-operation/70961326007/

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Indianapolis unveils crisis response team for mental health calls

(1 days ago) WEBContact Sarah Nelson at 317-503-7514 or [email protected]. City leaders revealed details about its Clinician-Led Community Response program, made to respond to nonviolent mental health

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2023/05/15/indianapolis-unveils-crisis-response-team-for-mental-health-calls/70218040007/

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BLM co-founder takes LAPD to trial for 'swatting' prank response

(2 days ago) WEBL.A. tests program to send unarmed civilians instead of cops to people in crisis Los Angeles is testing a new approach to crisis response — dispatching teams of unarmed mental health

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-15/trial-begins-in-blm-co-founders-lawsuit-against-lapd-swatting-response

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Met police policy on mental health calls may be putting lives at …

(9 days ago) WEBForce says Right Care Right Person scheme has saved 34,000 officer hours but concerns lead to calls for it to be paused The Metropolitan police have said their refusal to routinely go to mental

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/09/met-police-policy-on-mental-health-calls-may-be-putting-lives-at-risk-say-charities

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $46.8 Million in Behavioral

(9 days ago) WEBToday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced $46.8 million in notices of funding opportunities to promote youth mental health, grow the behavioral health workforce, improve access to culturally competent behavioral care …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/08/biden-harris-administration-announces-46-8-million-behavioral-health-funding-opportunities-advance-president-bidens-unity-agenda-may-mental-health-awareness-month.html

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Mental Health Resources Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center

(5 days ago) WEBA list of mental health and psychiatry resources and referrals in the New York Metro and New Jersey area. Trinitas Regional Medical Center - Crisis Assessment Response & Enhanced Services (CARES) Program. Intake Department Phone: 888-393-3007

https://www.weinberg.cuimc.columbia.edu/mental-health-resources-0

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American Youth Address Mental Health through National Service

(1 days ago) WEBThe US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called for a swift and comprehensive response to the youth mental health crisis. One in three high school students, and half of female students, have reported persistent feelings of hopelessness, with 122 million Americans living in communities that lack adequate mental health …

https://americorps.gov/blogs/2024-05-16/american-youth-address-mental-health-through-national-service

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