‘Are you guys going to shoot me?’ Police encounters with mentally ill people increasingly turn deadly
Saugus police fatally shot Stephanie Gerardi, 38, in 2021 after her sister called for help with Stephanie's erratic behavior.Stacey GerardiOn...
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Met police to stop attending emergency mental health calls | Police
The Metropolitan police will no longer attend emergency calls related to mental health incidents, the force’s commissioner has said.In a...
The Toll Police Violence Takes on Black People’s Mental Health
When a Black person is killed by the police, Karsonya Wise Whitehead watches the footage, even though it causes her...
Arlington program pairs mental health professionals with police officers
Arlington program pairs mental health professionals with police officers Arlington program pairs mental health professionals with police officers 02:49 ARLINGTON...
How a police mental health call turned fatal
When Demarco Anderson told the police that his brother, Porter Burks, was having “a real bad episode” in the early...
Snellville Police search for non-verbal missing man with mental health challenges
article Antwan Barbary (Supplied) SNELLVILLE, Ga. - The Snellville Police Department is asking the public's help in its search for...
Police scanner listener Facebook page spreads support for mental health
If you are in crisis, you can reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling 988. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD)...
Des Moines counselors have replaced police in hundreds of 911 responses
Illustration: Allie Carl/AxiosMental health professionals have replaced police in emergency responses more than 800 times since the city of Des...
As The Deaths Pile Up, Experts Ask: Why Are Police Involved In Mental Health Crises?
Gershun Freeman died inside a Memphis, Tennessee, jail in October. A few months later, in March, Irvo Otieno perished inside...
988 hotline mental health crisis system remains dependent on police
While campaigning for mayor in mid-August, Karen Bass spoke about a brand-new three-digit mental health crisis hotline — 988 —...
Children’s rights commissioner notifies police over Polish youth mental health campaign involving TikTok
Poland’s commissioner for children’s rights, Mikołaj Pawlak, has notified police regarding a campaign using TikTok to promote mental health among...
Lake County COAST helping police take new approach to mental health crises
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Only on 2: there's been a push across the country to rethink policing when it comes to...
San Rafael police launch mobile response team ‘SAFE’ to help with homelessness, mental heath calls
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KGO) -- A new mobile crisis response program has launched in San Rafael.The SAFE (Specialized Assistance For...
Dearborn police say recently hired clinical social worker improved mental crisis call response
DEARBORN, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Before clinical social worker Stacy Wetters came along, Dearborn police officers like Cpl. Bill Ahnut...
Paterson NJ police mental health initiative St. Joseph’s
PATERSON — Three days after the state takeover of the Paterson Police Department, the first planning meeting was held Thursday...
Al Sharpton to focus on police mental health response after Irvo Otieno’s death : NPR
Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC....
Delaware State Police Investigating Robbery at Mental Health Center – Delaware State Police
Date Posted: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 Delaware State Police are investigating a strong-arm robbery within a mental health center that occurred...
Hundreds attend funeral of N.J. man fatally shot by police during apparent mental health crisis
They called him the “neighborhood hero and healer.”Najee Seabrooks was “a pillar in the community” who built bridges between quarreling...
Course aims to help NJ police understand those in mental crisis
The voices were harsh, unforgiving — a constant stream of sounds with few breaths between sentences. Some words were barely...
Hamburg shooting: Police had been warned about attacker’s mental health, officials say | World News
The gunman who killed seven people at a Jehovah's Witness building in Hamburg was a former member of the congregation...
