Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP)
The Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP) topic examines and explains the nature of people with social, mental or behavioral problems and equips cops with the tools they need to safely handle these subjects.
Crisis intervention program manager Courtney Tassin discusses the benefits of pairing police with clinicians to respond to mental health crisis calls
As an LAPD SWAT team leader and crisis negotiator, Jonathan explains how crisis negotiation skills help officers in tactical situations and everyday patrol
In May 2023, London’s police commissioner announced plans to stop police response to mental health emergencies unless there’s a direct life threat
The mobile teams are anticipated to operate similarly to Eugene, Oregon’s CAHOOTS program
A city council member estimated that 5-10% of 911 calls could be diverted from police
“When I saw how this tool pacified him, I was like, holy smokes, this is incredible,” said Sgt. Bonnie Busching
Police officers are safer when dispatchers know which risk-assessment questions to ask
Dispatchers now have the option to connect the call to a mental health counselor
The five-day program taught responders about de-escalating situations and getting people help for mental health issues
Joint units of officers and social workers right now can be dispatched to any type of call, but that’s going to change come September
In the program’s first two weeks, the team handled about half its calls without any police or fire personnel present
The dozen or so units respond to at least 26 calls a day, some of which take hours to resolve, officials said
City officials said the program is off to a good start and is expected to expand
City officials estimated that the team could take 13% of emergency calls
Spokane Police leaders have embraced the change as a way to free up officers’ time to respond to other emergencies
People in mental crisis present challenges — to law enforcement as well as hospitals — and too often fall between the cracks
So far, the pilot program has handled 424 calls that otherwise would likely have drawn police, said LAPD officials
The new curriculum teaches cops how to recognize people in crisis and offers communication tactics
As the deputy spoke with the girl, the teen let go of the railing, but the deputy grabbed her hand before she could fall
Officer David Kaufman has a father who suffers from dementia. For him, this call was personal
Officers were responding to a call about a suicidal person when gunfire erupted, police said
Officials anticipate sending the new teams to about a third of all behavioral health calls the center gets each day
The department’s strategic plan, which was launched in 2019, aims to reduce social harms, including mental health issues, substance abuse and fear of crime
The program will begin by focusing on people with suicidal ideations and without weapons before scaling up, officials said
A mental health professional acting as an on-scene consultant to police officers can reduce the likelihood of the situation escalating to violence
The officers, who were stabbed in the face and head, called in the department’s special response team and a crisis negotiator
“You’re the first person I actually talked to, to be honest,” the rider said
The shooting was the second in two days by Detroit police officers after they’d reportedly been attacked
The unit will be composed of a police officer, a paramedic, a behavioral health caseworker and a social worker
Authorities said they didn’t seek a hearing because they didn’t have enough time to demonstrate the suspect’s inclination toward suicidal thoughts
The efforts of two Texas police officers have helped change the way police respond to mental health calls
The film follows two Texas police officers in their quest to improve outcomes for mental crisis calls
The man, who had a knife, became distracted and started removing some of his clothes, allowing deputies to move in
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