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For Police, A Playbook for Conflicts Involving Mental Illness

For Police, A Playbook for Conflicts Involving Mental Illness

Posted on April 25, 2016

In resaponse to high-profile police shootings of people with mental illness, police departments are turning to cfrisis intervention training. But training is not enough.

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