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Building Safer Communities: Improving Police Response to Persons with Mental Illness

Publication Date: 2010
File: ImprovingPoliceResponsetoPersonsWithMentalIllnessSummit.pdf
Abstract:
The IACP selected "Building Safer Communities: Improving Police Response to Persons with Mental Illness" as the focus for its May, 2009 National Policy Summit. The goal of the summit was to begin a dialogue resulting in recommendations for local, state, federal, and tribal organizations that will improve the safety of community members and law enforcement officers when responding to crisis calls… (read more)
Tag(s):
CIT, community relations, crisis intervention and response, law enforcement, mental health
Author(s):
JEHT Foundation, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)