ELIOT, Maine Watching the HBO documentary Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops is kind of like going on a ride-along with police, without ever having to leave home.
The film, directed by Jenifer McShane, follows two officers in the San Antonio Police Department s mental health unit who are on a mission to change the way police officers respond to calls from community members experiencing a mental health crisis. Upon learning of the innovative work of the SAPD mental health unit and meeting Ernie and Joe in person, I felt compelled to make this film, McShane said in a statement. Their jail diversion work is humane and desperately needed to improve not only the health of the mentally ill, but also of their families.
Clements announces ‘Stronger Support for Safer Communities’ plan
The Monroe News
State Rep. TC Clements, R-Temperance, and other members of the Michigan House of Representatives who have worked in law enforcement announced a plan to support law enforcement, strengthen the criminal justice system and expand community policing statewide.
The legislators were joined by county sheriffs, local police officers and representatives from the Chiefs of Police, the Fraternal Order of Police, the Michigan Sheriffs’ Association, and the Police Officers Association of Michigan.
Clements began his career in law enforcement as a police officer in Florida. In addition to a background in patrol, investigations, school resource and as a public information officer, he advanced and concluded his tenure in law enforcement as the Deputy Chief of Police for the Eliot Police Department in Maine.
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As the nation debates how and whether police should respond to mental health crises, one South Berwick woman s story illustrates what local officers are doing that works.
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SOUTH BERWICK, Maine Gripped by a terrifying sense of worthlessness late one night in February, a woman had a drink and went on a long walk to clear her head.
For years, she had dealt with depression, figuring people around her didn t notice the extent to which she seemed to drown in her own thoughts. On that night, her nervousness, anxiety and negative emotions rose like a tide in her mind, threatening to overwhelm her.
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According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, millions of people every year misuse prescription pain relievers, stimulants, tranquilizers and sedatives. Nearly 50,000 people in the United States died from opioid-involved overdoses that year.
The survey also showed that a majority of misused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from a home s medicine cabinet.
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