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Issues in Law Enforcement Reform: Responding to …

(2 days ago) WEBIssues in Law Enforcement Reform: Responding to Mental Health Crises Congressional Research Service 1 aw enforcement officers1 are frequently the first responders to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.2 The manner in which police have …

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

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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 …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwa

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Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness (LEMHWA) Program …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (LEMHWA) was signed into law in January 2018, recognizing that law enforcement agencies need and …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwaresources

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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 …

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

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Police reform effort seeks to pair mental health workers with cops

(1 days ago) WEBPolice officers are too often called to solve problems better addressed by mental-health workers, advocates say. Up to 50% of fatal encounters with law enforcement involve …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/07/16/police-reform-efforts-grow-team-cops-up-social-workers/10063864002/

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Why Police Are Still Handling Mental-Health Crises - The Atlantic

(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 …

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

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Department of Justice Announces Funding to Promote Law …

(6 days ago) WEBAs part of the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017, Congress authorized the COPS Office to establish peer mentoring mental health and wellness …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/pressrelease/department-justice-announces-funding-to-promote-law-enforcement-mental-health-and-wellness

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Police Reform From the Perspective of Mental Health Services …

(5 days ago) WEBmental health responders (for example, as part of a strong CIT program). However, expanded options at intercept 0 can reduce the law enforcement footprint in crisis …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf/10.1176/appi.ps.202000572

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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 …

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

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Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and

(6 days ago) WEB(b) The assessment made under subsection (a) of this section shall draw on existing evidence and include consideration of co-responder models that pair law enforcement …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/05/25/executive-order-on-advancing-effective-accountable-policing-and-criminal-justice-practices-to-enhance-public-trust-and-public-safety/

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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 …

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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Congress passes bipartisan bill to fund police de-escalation …

(7 days ago) WEBThe House has passed bipartisan legislation that would empower law enforcement agencies to adopt de-escalation training when encountering individuals with mental …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/congress-passes-bipartisan-bill-to-fund-police-de-escalation-training

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Amid outcry, states push mental health training for police

(3 days ago) WEBIn response to several high-profile deaths of people with mental health issues in police custody, lawmakers in at least eight states are introducing legislation to change how law …

https://apnews.com/article/california-us-news-police-mental-health-police-reform-13d6798de37fadeaddcb6468a2fbc2d3

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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 …

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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A better path forward for criminal justice: Police reform

(2 days ago) WEBMental Health Counseling In this broader discussion of policing, missing is not only the voices of law enforcement themselves, but also what is happening in their own minds …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-better-path-forward-for-criminal-justice-police-reform/

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Washington police reform bill backfired on people in crisis

(6 days ago) WEBDemocrats in Washington state approved the law, known as House Bill 1310, as part of an ambitious police reform package that followed the protests for racial justice that swept …

https://apnews.com/article/health-police-seattle-washington-mental-health-77fd27ab9fa27ec036ad02458db2569b

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Course aims to help NJ police understand those in mental crisis

(2 days ago) WEBThe immersion was part of crisis intervention team training held this month in Mahwah, a five-day, 40-hour class offered to law enforcement and mental health providers, …

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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Washington state’s new policing reforms causing confusion, …

(8 days ago) WEBWashington state's new law on police response and use of force has front-line responders perplexed at how to handle mental health crisis calls, with some law-enforcement …

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/mental-health-responses-put-at-risk-under-washingtons-new-policing-reforms-say-crisis-responders/

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

(6 days ago) WEBNew Jersey officials have since called attention to mental health resources for law enforcement and first responders, such as the Cop 2 Cop program. An epic challenge: …

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

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