Mental Health Crisis Training for Cops Faces Funding Gaps
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Police-involved shootings raise questions on how officers deal with mental health crises.
Last weekend's police-involved shooting has raised questions about whether Chicago officers are equipped to deal with mental health crises. We discuss the crisis intervention training offered to local police officers with Alexa James of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Chicago; and Amy Watson, associate professor of Social Work at UIC.
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Mental Health Crisis Training for Cops Faces Funding Gaps
Clip: 12/29/2015 | 11m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Last weekend's police-involved shooting has raised questions about whether Chicago officers are equipped to deal with mental health crises. We discuss the crisis intervention training offered to local police officers with Alexa James of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Chicago; and Amy Watson, associate professor of Social Work at UIC.
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