Numerous police reform efforts are trying to improve how law enforcement responds to mental health issues, including projects to create 'co-responder' teams of social workers and a new national hotline for people in crisis.
The latest: National program would expand mental health role in policing
Previously, the country has seen a piecemeal effort by police departments large and small to team officers with mental health workers. But such a national framework would be new.funding — that can be used for a wide variety of local police efforts. Much of the money is available to help communities hire more officers or improve school safety.
Up to 50% of fatal encounters with law enforcement involve someone with a mental illness, a 2016 study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine estimated.
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