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| Police and prisons deal with increasing numbers of mentally ill people |
| By abajournal.com- Debra Cassens Weiss |
| Published: 04/03/2014 |
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Police officers and prisons are dealing with increasing numbers of mentally ill people as state and local governments cut back on mental-health services to save money. The New York Times reported on the increase, basing its conclusion on interviews with mental-health and criminal-justice experts. In San Diego, for example, calls to the sheriff’s office involving mentally ill people nearly doubled from 2009 to 2011. In Medford, Ore., police in 2011 reported “an alarming spike” in the number of mentally ill people coming into contact with police. The story cites a report by the Treatment Advocacy Center and the National Sheriff’s Association that estimates half the people shot and killed by police have mental-health issues. In New Mexico, nearly 75 percent of those shot in 2010 and 2011 were mentally ill, according to a report by the New Mexico Public Defender Department. Read More. |
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