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"When law enforcement officers are the first responders in a large proportion of mental health crises, something has badly gone awry" 1/6
https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.711202
https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.711202
This reminds me of something I've being saying:
In book chapters...
Livingston, J. D. (2016). Criminal justice responses to people with mental illnesses. In J. V. Roberts & M. G. Grossman (Eds.), Criminal justice in Canada: A reader (pp. 199-210). Toronto: Nelson Education. 2/6
In book chapters...
Livingston, J. D. (2016). Criminal justice responses to people with mental illnesses. In J. V. Roberts & M. G. Grossman (Eds.), Criminal justice in Canada: A reader (pp. 199-210). Toronto: Nelson Education. 2/6
In articles...
Livingston, J. D. (2016). Contact between police and people with mental disorders: A review of rates. Psychiatric Services, 67(8), 850-857. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201500312 3/6
Livingston, J. D. (2016). Contact between police and people with mental disorders: A review of rates. Psychiatric Services, 67(8), 850-857. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201500312 3/6
In reports...
Coleman, T., & Cotton, D. (2014). TEMPO: Police interactions - A report towards improving interactions between police and people living with mental health problems. Retrieved from http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English/system/files/private/document/TEMPO%20Police%20Interactions%20082014.pdf 4/6
Coleman, T., & Cotton, D. (2014). TEMPO: Police interactions - A report towards improving interactions between police and people living with mental health problems. Retrieved from http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English/system/files/private/document/TEMPO%20Police%20Interactions%20082014.pdf 4/6
In presentations ...
Livingston, J. D. (2014, March). The effects of stigma upon society’s responses to mental illness. Joint meeting of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Toronto, Canada. 5/6
Livingston, J. D. (2014, March). The effects of stigma upon society’s responses to mental illness. Joint meeting of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Toronto, Canada. 5/6
In case I've been unclear:
Police involvement in the lives of people with mental health and substance use issues is product of severe deficiencies in our health and social systems that systematically criminalize people in need.
It's risky, undesirable and must be avoided. 6/6
Police involvement in the lives of people with mental health and substance use issues is product of severe deficiencies in our health and social systems that systematically criminalize people in need.
It's risky, undesirable and must be avoided. 6/6
