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Crime and Justice News

Aug 29, 20221 min read

Meet Boston's 'Cop of the Future'

Former mental health worker Benjamin Linsky is part of the Boston Police Department's street outreach unit, a specialized team that links...

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Crime and Justice News

Aug 26, 20222 min read

New 988 Centers Get More Calls, Need More Funding

For people having a mental heath crisis, calling 988 can potentially be life saving. The new 988 system was launched in mid-July. By one...

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Crime and Justice News

Jul 14, 20222 min read

National 988 Mental Health Crisis Hotline Will Start Saturday

The long-awaited three-digit crisis hotline known as 988 rolls out nationally Saturday, a win for mental health advocates who see the...

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Crime and Justice News

Apr 28, 20221 min read

Newsom's 'Care Court' Plan For Mentally Ill Gets Mixed Reaction

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bold plan to help some of the state's most vulnerable residents isn’t getting the praise or resounding...

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Crime and Justice News

Apr 20, 20221 min read

U.S. Gives States $105M For 988 Number For Mental Health Issues

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding nearly $105 million to 54 states and territories to help states transition...

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Crime and Justice News

Apr 18, 20221 min read

Would More Psychiatric Hospital Beds Prevent Some Violent Crimes?

After the deadly subway shooting in Brooklyn by a man who talked about struggling with mental illness, New York Mayor Eric Adams called...

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Crime and Justice News

Mar 16, 20221 min read

Man Accused of Killing Homeless Men Has Dealt With Mental Issues

Gerald Brevard III, 30, a Washington, D.C., man whose family said he struggles with mental illness and sometimes lived on the streets was...

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Crime and Justice News

Feb 22, 20222 min read

911 Dispatchers Hinder New Mental Health Response Teams

Many police officers have expressed frustration about spending time handling mental-health calls for which they feel unequipped, rather...

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Crime and Justice News

Feb 21, 20221 min read

CA Tribe Members Missing Amid Reservation Mental Health Crisis

A young California mother and college graduate, Emmilee Risling, went missing soon after being charged with starting a fire in a...

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Crime and Justice News

Feb 9, 20221 min read

After TN Police Killing on Highway, Nashville Boosts Mental Health Aid

After Nashville police killed a man on Interstate 65, Nashville is expanding a program called Partners In Care to help people who may be...

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Crime and Justice News

Feb 7, 20221 min read

Killing by Mentally Ill Man Shows Cracks In COVID-Era Health System

Martial Simon, an 61-year-old former cab driver and parking-lot manager, will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars for pushing...

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Crime and Justice News

Jan 23, 20222 min read

Synagogue Assailant Akram Had Troubles With Law, Mental Illness

In Blackburn, in England’s industrial north, Malik Faisal Akram was the guy who was banned from the local courthouse after he threatened...

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Crime and Justice News

Jan 6, 20222 min read

States Debate Funding For New Suicide Hotline 988

State officials across the U.S. are debating over how to pay for a new suicide hotline. The new 988 number is set to launch in July. The...

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Crime and Justice News

Jan 3, 20222 min read

Retiring Sheriff Laments Lack Of Aid for Mentally Ill Jail Inmates

Dana Lawhorne, retiring sheriff of Alexandria, Va., remembers the bad police officers who wouldn’t come in to his family’s house when he...

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