What Is Law Enforcement’s Role In Mental Health Calls?
July 20, 2020
By Kabir Bhatia
wksu.org
https://www.wksu.org/post/what-law-enforcements-role-mental-health-calls#stream/0
The conversation around defunding police has included debate on whether law enforcement should be responding to calls involving a person’s mental health.
In Northeast Ohio, there have been incidents – some fatal — involving police response to people experiencing a mental health crisis. But there are ways mental health experts and police are working together.