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The core training for most police departments is in how to deal with street encounters, even though a large part of their job is dealing with the mentally ill. (Courtesy of alternet.org)

Police Seek Answers for Handling Mentally Ill

by WI Guest Author May 10, 2017October 30, 2020

Increasingly, police are finding a large part of their job is dealing with the mentally ill, something for which they are not initially trained.