Detroit officers receive training on how to tell when someone is experiencing a mental health crisis
DPD partners with Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network
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Marcus Harris II is with the Detroit Police Department and an instructor for Crisis Intervention Training.
“CIT, Crisis Intervention Training is a 40-hour training. We train officers around the state of Michigan,” Harris said.
It’s a partnership between the department and the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network. The main topic is how to identify when someone is having a mental health crisis.
“The program is pretty much to give resources, to give help to the community, to provide safety to the officers that’s coming into contact with people with mental crisis. This is definitely needed. This training teaches you how to be patient. How to be passionate,” Harris said.
Opinion: Suicide is an epidemic with disastrous, painful effects
Tom Watkins
Please don’t take your own life.
If you believe that today is the worst day of your life, by definition tomorrow will be better.
People care and are there to help you navigate the feeling that it can’t and won’t get better. With love, support and professional help, there is a better tomorrow.
Reach out to family members, colleagues and friends struggling, especially during this time of COVID-19 that has exasperated the feelings of hopelessness, loneliness and depression.
Suicide is an epidemic in this state and the nation and requires awareness and resources to address.
Candidates emerge to replace Schneider as U.S. attorney in Detroit
Detroit U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced Thursday that he has resigned as the top law enforcement official in southeast Michigan after leading a crackdown on public corruption and imposing federal oversight of the United Auto Workers.
The move coincided with the inauguration of President Joe Biden, who will nominate new U.S. Attorneys nationwide in coming months. Schneider will be replaced next month on an interim basis by veteran federal prosecutor Saima Mohsin,
who will become the first female, immigrant, Muslim U.S. attorney in American history.
A diverse field of current and former federal prosecutors has signaled interest in becoming the next U.S. attorney in Detroit. The group is emerging as Biden has signaled interest in fixing racial injustice at a time of heightened focus on disparities within the criminal justice system.
Local resources available for those suffering from mental health strain
COVID-19 leads to increases in mental health disorders
Local resources available for those suffering from mental health strain
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METRO DETROIT While the physical effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are readily visible, there are other issues that can fly below the radar and affect people in many unseen ways.
Mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety have been on the rise in the last year, according to experts, and the pandemic is largely responsible.
MaryJo Harris, the community organizer for CARE of Southeast Michigan, said she has seen the far-reaching effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on people.
COVID-19 takes dark toll on substance use disorder
Ashley Zlatopolsky
The pandemic has taken a financial, emotional and social toll on Americans. But the psychological toll of COVID-19 is one of the most alarming as we approach nearly a year of social distancing, job loss and stress about the health and safety of loved ones.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported EMS responses for ‘probable’ opioid overdoses during April-August 2020 were 22.4% higher than during April-August 2019.
Isolation and a COVID-19 surge are big contributors, along with limited resources due to facilities being shut down or at partial capacity to follow social distancing guidelines.