police – A New Vision for Mental Health

Beyond Police and Psychiatrists: Chicago’s Plan to Transform Community Mental Health

Author: Editorial 27th November 2023 0 Comments

“From Jacobin: ‘Police violence and lack of access to essential care services have emerged as twinned hallmarks of American life. In a nation in which people with unmet mental health needs are 16 times more likely to be killed by police,…
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Chicago, community mental healthcare, Jacobin, Mad in America, police, psychiatry, public health, USA

North American Cities Are Replacing Cops With Civilians And It’s Working

Author: Editorial 23rd August 2021 0 Comments

“Toronto is the latest city looking to replace police with mental health crisis workers on non-violent 911 calls.” This article , by Jake Kivanc, has been published in Vice magazine. Although written within a North American context, the ideas outlined might…
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a coherent system

911, 999, Canada, Crisis Assistance Helping Out on The Streets (CAHOOTS), Emergency calls, police, Reach Out Response, Toronto, USA

‘Policing’ mental health in London

Author: Editorial 7th May 2020 0 Comments

The BBC (February, 2019) report : “City of London Police set up a new scheme to improve how officers respond to mental health incidents.” You can watch a short video about this from here .

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BBC, London, mental health nurses, New Approaches, police, sectioning, street triage

Mental health nurses join police officers on duty

Author: Editorial 6th May 2020 0 Comments

The BBC report (April 2019) that: “Police in Berkshire have stopped more than 150 mental health patients from being sectioned or detained unnecessarily in cells over the past year. Officers credit an initiative where mental health nurses join them on duty for…
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