Small Towns, Cops and Mental Health Patients

Describes the role of police in small towns to respond to mental health crises, focusing on a police department in Americus, Georgia, which has enrolled its officers in Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) training. Discusses the increase in 911 calls for mental health issues and the lack of mental health resources for crisis intervention and the challenges facing small police departments in Georgia.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news