Contextual Factors of Mental Health Crisis Calls to Law Enforcement: A Brief Report

This study is an exploratory, descriptive assessment of contextual factors, both individual and situational, of mental health and suicide crisis calls. Our dataset includes 166 calls to 9-1-1 related to a mental health emergency or suicide crisis. The majority were calls related to suicide (125 calls, 75%), which included more contextual factors than mental health crisis calls. Most calls resulted in the subject being transferred to the local emergency department (60%) or were resolved on scene (12%). Police use of force was rare, and no arrests were reported. The implications of these findings for communities developing alternatives to law enforcement crisis response are discussed.PMID:37768479 | DOI:10.1007/s10597-023-01185-z
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research