Meeting Crisis With Care: Transforming Mental Health and Justice
Stat: 2 million: The number of times people with mental health conditions in the United States are jailed annually.
Story: In the United States, law enforcement officers and emergency room physicians are often the only service providers on call to respond to people in a mental or behavioral health crisis—but they don't always have adequate training or capacity to handle these calls. As communities throughout the country grapple with increasing demand for mental health resources, new solutions such as crisis response teams are making a positive impact.
In this episode, we travel to Abilene…
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