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People with Mental Illness
Publication year:
2006
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Challenges faced by police departments in their interaction with mentally ill individuals are discussed. The following sections are contained in this guide: the problem of people with mental illness (e.g., common situations, dangerousness, harms, related problems, and factors contributing to the problems; understanding your local problem (e.g., asking the right questions and measuring your effectiveness); responses to this problem (e.g., general considerations for an effective response strategy, specific responses to people with mental illness, and responses with limited effectiveness); and a chart showing a summary of responses to people with mental illness.