Linkage agreements between mental health and law enforcement agencies: Managing suicidal persons

Olivero, J. Michael; Hansen, Russell

doi:10.1007/bf00707487

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“…These linkage agreements typically involve an agreement that the mental health system will provide consultative services to police; in exchange, the police department agrees to provide emergency assistance to mental health workers and transportation to the mentally ill (Finn 1989;Olivero 1990). While these arrangements have been found to improve the interactions between the two systems, problems in applying the contract have eroded the trust between the agencies (Olivero and Hansen 1994). The approaches I develop below are designed to systematically address these shortcomings.…”

Section: Negotiating a Contractmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…In the past several years, a few communities (including Los Angeles; Galveston County, Texas; Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois; and Madison, Wisconsin) have negotiated formal linkage agreements between the law enforcement and mental health systems (Olivero and Hansen 1994). These linkage agreements typically involve an agreement that the mental health system will provide consultative services to police; in exchange, the police department agrees to provide emergency assistance to mental health workers and transportation to the mentally ill (Finn 1989;Olivero 1990).…”

Section: Negotiating a Contractmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Interactions between Mental Health and Law Enforcement Systems: Problems and Prospects for Cooperation

Wolff

1998

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

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This article examines the challenges posed by system specialization, as illustrated by the difficulties of coordinating the roles of the mental health and law enforcement agencies working with people with severe mental illness. Dealing with the needs of clients in one system when they are most appropriately served by the other may make both law enforcement and mental health systems appear ineffective and inefficient. This could increase the incidence of disorderly or violent behavior, which forments the myth that the seriously mentally ill are inherently dangerous. Despite the evident need to manage these issues, conventional methods of coordinating services have failed. This article concludes by developing a contracting model that creates more appropriate incentives for the two systems and bridges the gap between them.

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Section: Negotiating a Contractmentioning

confidence: 98%