The San Antonio Police Department, like the police in other cities, has a Mental Health Unit available around the clock to respond to calls that require trained, empathetic responses and support for people in distress. No mental health officers on duty were dispatched before Melissa Perez was fatally shot in her home last month by three police officers. Perez, 46, was exhibiting unusual behavior and had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Like the incident in New York in which Raul de la Cruz, 42
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San Antonio community wonders if the death of Melissa Perez at the hands of SAPD will be a 'wake up call' tpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The federal government recently awarded $200 million to go toward the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, to improve training efforts, infrastructure and response times