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SAMHSA'S GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation

.....many of the officers in this study made recommendations to optimize outcomes for older adults that would require close collaboration between police and healthcare leaders, educators, and providers. For example, developing practical and relevant trainings to help police distinguish between symptoms and signs of dementia, mental illness, and medical conditions would require collaboration between police and medical experts. Similarly, improving police access to, and knowledge of, community resources for those older adults who would like access to such services or for older adults who are not competent to make that choice for themselves would require input from experts in social services for older adults, such as geriatric social workers.
Public Access online through PubMedCentral: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4349487/
Brown, R. T., Ahalt, C., Steinman, M. A., Kruger, K., & Williams, B. A. (2014). Police on the Front Line of Community Geriatric Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62(11), 2191–2198. http://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13093

Canada, K. E., Angell, B., & Watson, A. C. (2010). Crisis Intervention Teams in Chicago: Successes on the Ground. Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations : An International Journal, 10(1-2), 86–100. http://doi.org/10.1080/15332581003792070
,,,,,,we present findings from qualitative interviews with police regarding the implementation of a well-known specialized
response model, Crisis Intervention Teams. Researchers employed a grounded dimensional analysis to examine how CIT is utilized in four Chicago police districts. Results indicate that police, irrespective of whether they received CIT training, perceive an array of benefits of CIT implementation in their district. Implications for practice and policy are discussed.
PubMedCentral online access: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2990632/

National Alliance on Mental Illness - Massachusetts www.namimass.org

Bureau of Justice Assistance U.S. Department of Justice
(BJA) - Sponsored, January 2013. This report examines how states have developed structures and standards to make police encounters with people with mental illnesses safer for all involved and to produce better mental health and criminal justice system outcomes. The report offers a starting point for policymakers, practitioners, and others interested in planning or enhancing a statewide initiative that will support such local-level specialized policing responses as crisis intervention and law enforcement/mental health co-response teams.

The research is clear: People with mental illnesses who are referred to behavioral health treatment by law enforcement officers experience fewer subsequent contacts with the criminal justice system than those who were not referred to treatment. Law enforcement and behavioral health agency leaders across the country are increasingly partnering to develop Police-Mental Health Collaboration (PMHC) programs as part of a comprehensive approach to improve outcomes for this population, but also to help communities prioritize resources to have the greatest impact on public safety.