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Detroit police get help for suspects in mental distress through new pilot program
By Ingrid Kelley and FOX 2 Staff
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DETROIT (FOX 2) - The Detroit Police Department has found itself doubling as unofficial mental health workers in many instances.
But now a pilot program teaming DPD with the Housing Department is efforting to address those suffering mental health issues. Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network will provide DPD officers, 911 dispatchers and homeless outreach workers support when they encounter citizens suffering from mental illness.
Detroit police pilot program to help address mental issues with suspects underway
It s a challenging situation that Detroit Police Chief James Craig says places his officers in unnecessary harm every day.
City, police officials unveil Detroit mental health initiative
Detroit Some city police officers responding to runs that may involve the mentally ill soon will be accompanied by behavioral health specialists, as part of an initiative rolled out Monday which aims to address what Detroit s top cop describes as one of the biggest challenges facing law enforcement.
During a press conference at Public Safety Headquarters, Mayor Mike Duggan, Chief James Craig and Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network chairman Bernard Parker announced the Mental Health Co-Response Partnership. Anyone who has been in uniform knows the challenge the mentally ill pose to police officers, Duggan said.