[New post] Can 911 Respond to Mental Health Crises?

RHJ Producer posted: " Up to 15 percent of calls to 9-1-1 involve people having a mental health breakdown, yet many call centers, especially in rural areas, have no one with any training on what to do or who to dispatch in those cases. Typically they send police, who may" New post on Radio Health Journal Can 911 Respond to Mental Health Crises? by RHJ Producer Up to 15% of calls to 9-1-1 involve people having a mental health breakdown, yet many call centers, especially in rural areas, have no one with any training on what to do or who to dispatch in those cases. Read more of this post RHJ Producer | January 9, 2022 at 3:01 am | Tags: 9-1-1, call center, communications, conflict, criminal justice, Criminal Justice System, emergency, emergency response, mental health, police, police and law enforcement, Reed Pence | URL: https://wp.me/pdmyXU-h8M Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Radio Health Journal. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://radiohealthjournal.org/911-response-mental-health/