HOW TENNESSEE POLICE TRAIN TO DEAL WITH PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS! (2219 hits)
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State of Mind Episode 4: Training to deal with mental illness part digital series airing in May with new episodes released every Wednesday. The series will examine the state of mental health care in America in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month. More than 43 million Americans suffer from mental illness.
State of Mind Episode 1: Where we are as a nation
State of Mind Episode 2: Hidden battles
State of Mind Episode 3: To suffer in silence
More than half of all prison and jail inmates in the U.S. have mental health issues, according to a study by the Justice Department. Police departments and hospitals throughout the country are working to change the way they interact with mentally ill individuals to keep them out of the criminal justice system.
