Hello colleagues!
I thought many of you would be interested in listening to Monday morning's NPR show, topic of which was police apprehension of people who break the law and have psychiatric diagnosis, as well as treatment of psychiatric illness in prisons. They had a treatment advocate, police chief of Highland Heights, and the president of NAMI Ohio on for a great discussion about the gaping holes in the healthcare system and problems it creates for patients with mental illness and society at large.
Synopsis and link below...you should be able to click the play button and hear the show straight from your computer!
Meg
Sound of ideas, Monday August 4th
When Law Enforcement Meets Mental Illness
Police rarely use deadly force. In fact, just one in 5,000 contacts with civilians involves deadly force. But when deadly force is used, it makes headlines, and it's not uncommon that the victim turns out to have a mental illness. This raises a whole host of questions, starting with how should law enforcement and correctional officers be trained to work with the mentally ill? On our program, we'll talk about that and about how our society got to a place where police have become mental health first responders. We hope you'll join the conversation Monday morning at 9 on 90.3.
