Public Safety
Crisis response teams help law enforcement in mental health cases
Mountain Media, LLCAugust 18, 2026
Crisis response teams are being highlighted as a solution for law enforcement handling mental health calls, which make up roughly 20% of police incidents.
Marty Gordon [email protected] Studies show that three out of four mental health-related calls to police involve a suicidal person. Roughly two in 10 police calls involve a mental health or psychiatric incident. Most of those calls involve suicidal threats, extreme anxiety, abnormal behavior or general psychiatric problems. A local expert says there is a solution […]