Law enforcement and public mental health

Watson, Amy C.; Heyman, Inga; Thomas, Stuart

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“…Mental health nurses are increasingly reaching across disciplinary and organizational borders to deal with the complex problems of vulnerable populations, and for true innovation to occur, these ‘boundary‐spanning’ professionals and relationships must be fostered (van Dijk et al, 2021). However, despite the increased interest in the intersection of law enforcement and mental health care, the evidence base remains in early stages of development (Watson et al, 2021).…”

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“…This may involve use of force such as handcuffs or restraint (Holman et al, 2018) and the use of Tasers is comparatively common in mental health crises (Hallett et al, 2021). Traditionally, police may “ decide for people, and not with them, especially if their behaviour is perceived as dangerous” (van Dijk et al, 2021, p. 96), failing to meet the person's need for dignity, autonomy and participation (Watson et al, 2021). The majority of people who receive input from the Police for mental health emergencies are not involved in criminal incidents, rather they are citizens needing urgent psychosocial support (Henry & Rajakaruna, 2018).…”

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‘An accident waiting to happen’ ‐ experiences of police officers, paramedics, and mental health clinicians involved in 911‐mental health crises: a cross‐sectional survey

Kuehl

Kim

Every‐Palmer

2023

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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Accessible Summary What is known on the subject Police and ambulance staff are increasingly asked to help people experiencing mental health crises, but they often feel under‐prepared. The single frontline service approach is time‐intensive and risks a coercive pathway to care. The emergency department is the default location for transfers by police or ambulance involving a person involved in a mental health crisis, despite being viewed as suboptimal. What the paper adds to existing knowledge Police and ambulance staff struggled keeping up with the mental health demand, reporting inadequate mental health training, little enjoyment and negative experiences when trying to access help from other services. Most mental health staff had adequate mental health training and enjoyed their work, but many experienced difficulties getting help from other services. Police and ambulance staff found it hard to work with mental health services. What are the implications for practice The combination of limited training, poor interagency referral processes, and difficulties accessing support from mental health services means that when police and ambulance services attend mental health crises alone, distress may be heightened and prolonged. Enhanced mental health training for first responders and more streamlined referral processes may improve process and outcomes. Mental health nurses have key skills that could be utilized in assisting police and ambulance staff who attend 911 emergency mental health calls. New models such as co‐response teams, whereby police, mental health clinicians and ambulance staff respond conjointly should be trialled and evaluated. Abstract Introduction First responders are increasingly called to assist people experiencing mental health crises but little research exists canvassing multi‐agency perspectives of such work. Aim/Question To understand the views of police officers, ambulance and mental health staff attending mental health or suicide‐related crises in Aotearoa New Zealand and to discover how they experience current models of cross‐agency collaboration. Methods A descriptive cross‐sectional survey involving mixed methods. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and free text by content analysis. Results Participants included 57 police officers, 29 paramedics and 33 mental health professionals. Mental health staff felt adequately trained, but only 36% described good processes for accessing inter‐agency support. Police and ambulance staff felt undertrained and unprepared. Accessing mental health expertise was considered difficult by 89% of police and 62% of ambulance staff. Discussion Frontline services struggle managing mental health‐related 911 emergencies. Current models are not working well. Miscommunication, dissatisfaction and distrust exist between police, ambulance and mental health services. Conclusion The single‐agency frontline response may be detrimental to service users in crisis and under‐utilizes the skills of mental health staff. New ways of inter‐agen...

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‘An accident waiting to happen’ ‐ experiences of police officers, paramedics, and mental health clinicians involved in 911‐mental health crises: a cross‐sectional survey

Kuehl

Kim

Every‐Palmer

2023

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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Physiological Reorganizations of Thyroid Secretion in Law Enforcement Officers Depending on the Intensity of Professional Risk

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Barachevsky

Ivanov

et al. 2022

Vestnik "Biomedicina i sociologiya"

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Dangerous professions are associated with working conditions in which work factors cause a threat to the life of an employee and a high risk of injury. Employees of law enforcement agencies (the armed forces, law enforcement agencies, emergency staffs) are included in the list of dangerous professions. Their work is associated with the presence of a threat to life and health, psychological and physical overstrain, fatigue, suddenness of events with a shortage of time, information overload, etc. Their adaptive mechanisms are often distorted. Among them, one of the most vulnerable is the endocrine system. The aim is to study the hormonal supply of the body with the pituitary – thyroid gland system in persons of dangerous professions (law enforcement officers) at various levels of professional strain. Materials and methods: in different groups of law enforcement officers (combatants, regular policemen, cadets), a study was conducted to identify the features of thyroid hormone status (thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) were determined). The results of the study: the analysis of the results showed the presence of statistically significant differences in most of the studied indicators between the study groups. In the group of combatants, the average level of TSH and T3 is higher compared to other participants in the study. Thus, the dependence of the secretory function of the pituitary-thyroid link of endocrine regulation on the nature of service and the degree of professional load is statistically proved. It is concluded that the identified features of the thyroid secretory function in law enforcement officers are an adaptive response to various requirements during the performance of professional duties. It is assumed that with prolonged exposure to stress factors, prolonged hormonal stress, dysfunctions of their regulation are possible, leading to disruption of interhormonal interactions, probable disruption of the adaptation process and maintenance of homeostasis in general.

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Law enforcement and public mental health

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‘An accident waiting to happen’ ‐ experiences of police officers, paramedics, and mental health clinicians involved in 911‐mental health crises: a cross‐sectional survey

‘An accident waiting to happen’ ‐ experiences of police officers, paramedics, and mental health clinicians involved in 911‐mental health crises: a cross‐sectional survey

Physiological Reorganizations of Thyroid Secretion in Law Enforcement Officers Depending on the Intensity of Professional Risk

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