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• LA County moves forward on re-imagining 911 call-in system

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  A new call system isn't imminent, but mental health officials have been directed to start identifying ways to shift mental health crisis calls away from police

• Critical incidents: Healing through seminar and peer support

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  Described as an experiential workshop for officers who have ‘been there,’ the Post Critical Incident Seminar is a three-day event for officers who are ‘feeling stuck’

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• Shift Briefing Series: Police welfare checks

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  Understanding community care, emergency aid and exigent circumstances will help officers make better legal and tactical decisions

• Suspect who shot federal officer at courthouse is mentally ill, family says

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  The man opened fire because he believed the officer, who was inspecting a UPS truck, "was harassing him," records allege

• How to train to safely de-escalate someone in crisis

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  A new program from VirTra teaches officers how to recognize mental health challenges and how to respond appropriately

• Retired Calif. police officer shoots son to defend wife

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  The man told investigators that his son, who has psychiatric issues, had previously used a bludgeoning weapon to assault his parents

• Realistic law enforcement de-escalation: Learning from the mental health profession

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  De-escalation and communication skills are key in the fast-paced, unpredictable world of emergency psychiatry

• Protect your mental health: Stop saying these 5 things

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  The first step toward overcoming mental illness involves pushing back against stigmatizing self-talk

• Is COVID-19 stress causing an increase in 'direct confrontation' suicide-by-cop encounters?

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  Anecdotal evidence seems to support that suicide by cop incidents are on the rise

• A universal principle: Don’t make the situation worse

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  Three ways to maintain balance during difficult times and not exacerbate the problem

• Breaking the cycle of frequent repeat offenders

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  Identifying and diverting ‘super-utilizers’ saves on resources, reduces jail overcrowding

• Analysis: Man claiming to have COVID-19 attempts suicide by cop

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  Law enforcement may encounter this phenomenon more frequently in the coming weeks as people seek ways to deal with COVID-19 illness or catastrophic financial losses

• Man attempts ‘suicide by cop’ after alleged COVID-19 diagnosis

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  The man told police at the hospital that he was diagnosed the previous night and wanted to die

• Creating a stigma-free approach to mental illness

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  Answering the growing responsibility of cops as frontline mental health workers

• Book excerpt: Breakdown: A Clinician's Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

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  The faulty mental health system has forced law enforcement personnel to do the work that mental health professionals stopped doing

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