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Police-Involved Mental Health Crises Marked by Fear and Mistrust
Original: Fear, Mistrust, and Harm in Police-Involved Mental Health Crises
A report examines how police responses to mental health crises often result in fear, mistrust, and harm rather than care. It highlights concerns that officers are ill-equipped to handle psychiatric emergencies, and that encounters frequently escalate. Critics argue this underscores the need for alternative crisis response models involving mental health professionals instead of, or alongside, law enforcement.
Why now: Ongoing public debate over police handling of mental health emergencies and calls for reform.
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Evidence
- Fear, Mistrust, and Harm in Police-Involved Mental Health Crises · Mad In America
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