Mental Health Care Shouldn’t Come in a Police Car
Ron Bruno, a retired Utah police officer and CEO of Crisis Response Programs and Training, says mental health shouldn't come in a police car.
Ron Bruno, a retired Utah police officer and CEO of Crisis Response Programs and Training, says mental health shouldn't come in a police car.
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How a community partnership with law enforcement helps divert people from a law enforcement response.
With 988 on the horizon, who will respond to the call when a homeless person is in crisis? The answer, says Kevin Martone, lies in the integration of care within and between systems.
Amy Watson says expanding the concept of lived expertise would result in a better, more culturally competent crisis response.
For 988 to work, first responders must be able to easily and rapidly connect people to care.
In rural Northeast Oklahoma, nearly 6,000 “mental health machine” iPads immediately connect people in crisis to a face-to-face mental health response.
“Every mobile crisis provider is like a snowflake,” says Preston Looper, because of gaps in protocols, availability, consistency, and funding. With 988 on the horizon, he points out that now is the time to standardize the service.
Dr. Matthew L. Goldman says what can transform 988 into a robust tool for advancing crisis systems is implementation, funding, coordination, clinical best practices, and research and evaluation. “Otherwise,” notes Dr. Goldman, “988 will be only a rebranding of 1-800-273-TALK, the number to the SAMHSA-funded National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.”
Megan Gleason, LCSW, is the metro Atlanta regional manager for the Behavioral Health Link (BHL) blended mobile crisis program, a 24-hour response service that covers the vast majority of Georgia counties. Earlier this year, she participated in the FBI Citizens Academy, a selective 6-8 week program that gives leaders a
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