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How to Bring Care to Mental Health Emergencies

Whitney Bryen Quinton Chandler

October 04, 2020 |

Oklahoma Watch |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oklahoma

Oklahoma mental health and police agencies supply free tablets to police departments, enabling officers summoned to a mental health crisis to connect on the spot with a licensed mental health professional. The telehealth solution has virtually eliminated forced hospitalizations in Claremore, where officers use the tablets on multiple 911 calls daily. The tablet program, also used in Oklahoma City, serves as a temporary fix while state officials debate more permanent ways to limit potentially violent and unhelpful interactions between mentally ill people and police with little training in their care.

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