The AP (10/6, Elias, Thompson) reports that police officers “specially trained” to help defuse situations involving “people in the throws of mental illness” are often “in short supply” and “unavailable in a crisis.” In two recent incidents in El Cajon and Sacramento, CA, people undergoing mental health crises were shot to death by police. In both cases, the cities “would like to add additional resources but neither has the money.
Related Links:
— “OFFICERS TRAINED TO DEAL WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN SHORT SUPPLY,” PAUL ELIAS AND DON THOMPSON, Associated Press, October 6, 2016.