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View article: Deflecting people experiencing a mental health crisis from the criminal-legal system at dispatch: Findings from calls-for-service reports and statewide survey data
Deflecting people experiencing a mental health crisis from the criminal-legal system at dispatch: Findings from calls-for-service reports and statewide survey data Open
Results suggest it is possible for 911 professionals to identify mental health calls but there are significant implementation barriers to connecting people to non-law enforcement responses via emergency communication centers.
View article: Eleven‐Month Arrest Outcomes Among Three Crisis Response Models in Michigan
Eleven‐Month Arrest Outcomes Among Three Crisis Response Models in Michigan Open
Objective Mobile crisis and co‐response models are increasingly popular mental health crisis response alternatives to law enforcement. In theory, crisis response models could increase behavioral health treatment connections and divert peop…