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An NPR story in 2020 estimated that calls that could be classified as mental health-related or substance abuse account for as much as 20 percent of emergency calls to police nationwide.
Parents in Los Angeles’ Koreatown called for mental health help in the middle of their son’s bipolar episode this month. Clinical personnel showed up — and so did police shortly after.
Ryan Gainer's death has heightened concerns from activists about law enforcement's use of force against people suffering from mental health issues and the lack of supportive services available for ...
The Memphis Police Department joined in partnership with the Memphis Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), mental health providers, and two universities (University of Memphis and University of Tennessee) in organizing, training, and implementing a specialized unit. This new alliance was established to develop a more ...
Prude had been suffering from a mental health episode after ingesting PCP and left his brother's house in a disturbed and naked state. His brother called the police, which then led to the encounter with law enforcement in the street outside of his brother's house. [1] The officers put a spit hood over his head after he began spitting. They ...
In most American cities, police have been responding to such calls and at least 25% of people killed in police encounters had been suffering from serious mental illness. [1] [2] [3] Many cities in the US and elsewhere have been considering and implementing implementing something like CAHOOTS. [3]
Last year, Boise police received over 4,000 mental health calls for service — including suicides — out of the department’s almost 135,000 calls for service. Meridian police had roughly ...
Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old unemployed man, aspiring rapper and father of eight who was married in October 2020. He worked occasionally as an Uber Eats driver. [1] [2] According to family members and the family's attorney, Wallace suffered from mental illness, including bipolar disorder, and was taking lithium.