Mental Illness
Protecting our communities from threats takes intense effort, rational behavior and logical thinking
People in mental crisis present challenges — to law enforcement as well as hospitals — and too often fall between the cracks
A mental health professional acting as an on-scene consultant to police officers can reduce the likelihood of the situation escalating to violence
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
The man told police at the hospital that he was diagnosed the previous night and wanted to die
Answering the growing responsibility of cops as frontline mental health workers
The faulty mental health system has forced law enforcement personnel to do the work that mental health professionals stopped doing
Officers have no idea what they will find when they respond to a call from a man asking that an officer be sent to shoot and kill him
Vision, collaboration, funding and officer buy-in have led to proven results
Collaborations between law enforcement agencies, mental health care providers and community-based stakeholders are transforming police response
Officer Michael Flamion was paralyzed from the neck down when a man he stopped for speeding shot him from behind in July 2016
The Ninth Circuit continues to expect police officers to unreasonably expose themselves to extraordinary life-threatening situations
Police and county officials have begun looking for new solutions
A state civil rights and wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed against Fontana and its police department
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