Roles and expectations for mental health professionals in law enforcement agencies

1977 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Brown ◽  
Barry R. Burkhart ◽  
Glen D. King ◽  
Roger Solomon
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies

scholarly journals Police De-Escalation Training & Education: Nationally, Provincially, and Municipally

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-5
Author(s):  
Lisa Deveau
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Mandated Training ◽  
Environmental Scan ◽  
Police Services ◽  
Canadian Law

In this critical review and social innovation narrative, the current literature on de-escalation and policing is reviewed. The following explores how services train recruits and experienced officers on de-escalation, conflict resolution, and crisis intervention skills. A limited environmental scan was completed to inquire about the number of hours dedicated to de-escalation training compared with tactical and combative training within Ontario law enforcement agencies. The environmental scan also considered how services respond to imminent mental heath crises, as some services rely on mental health professionals to respond to 911 emergencies with police officers, through the Mobile Crisis Team. Within the literature, questions are proposed about the government’s role in overseeing policing, and why there fails to be any federally or provincially mandated training and approach to mental health and de-escalation within Canadian law enforcement. The author ultimately advocates for systemic change by highlighting the priorities, values, and contradictions within Canadian police services which have been influenced by colonization and patriarchal narratives.

Assessing Needs

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Colby Mills ◽  
Jill Milloy ◽  
Jaysyn Carson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
First Responders ◽  
High Response Rate ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Right

For law enforcement agencies and the mental health professionals who serve them, one question is always foremost: How can we provide the right services to improve officers' wellbeing? These decisions are typically made without any data about what officers want. This chapter details one agency's attempt to solicit such feedback with an anonymous online survey about mental health and overall wellness. A brief background describes the context of the survey, which occurred at the same time as other mental health initiatives in the department. The authors discuss the choices involved in developing and promoting the survey, in hopes that readers will make better informed choices should they survey their own first responders. The survey results are reviewed, many of which (including the high response rate) were surprising, and the changes the department has begun to make in response to this feedback. The responses from 14 other public safety agencies throughout Virginia are also summarized.

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