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Police Training And Specialized Approaches For Responding To People With Mental Illnesses, Judy Hails, Randy Borum
Police Training And Specialized Approaches For Responding To People With Mental Illnesses, Judy Hails, Randy Borum
Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications
Eighty-four medium and large law enforcement agencies reported the amount of training provided on mental-health-related issues and the use of specialized responses for calls involving people with mental illnesses. Departments varied widely in the amount of training provided on mental-health-related topics, with a median of 6.5 hours for basic recruits and 1 hour for in-service training. Approximately one third of the agencies (32%) had some specialized response for dealing with calls involving people with mental illnesses. Twenty-one percent had a special unit or bureau within the department to assist in responding to these calls; 8% had access to a mental …