Clinicians Being Implemented Into 911 Response Model
El Paso began placing clinicians at their 911 centers in order to better respond to mental health calls. Emergence Health Network – a local agency that provides mental health services – has 16 clinicians stationed at the El Paso Regional Communications Center in Northeast, working on the same floor as 911 call takers. The clinicians, who started […]
The Terror of Policing for People with Disabilities
People with disabilities make up 22% of deaths caused by police. In the past five years, 1,254 Americans with psychiatric disabilities have died from “police intervention”. Police are simply not equipped to deal with crisis intervention. Golda Barton called the emergency room requesting a crisis intervention team for her 13-year old son with autism. Her […]
An Incident Involving Man With Huntington’s Disease Leads to Mental Health and Disability Training
(Ellis County, TX) Ruben Solis was walking from his daughter’s home when he was detained by police. Solis was given a black eye, dislocated thumb, and internal bruising by the officers before they brought Solis in. After the incident, Solis filed a lawsuit claiming the officers violated his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. […]