The system is failing the mentally ill — not the cops

"Police know what to do when dealing with serious mental illness — the NYPD receives over 165,000 calls for emotionally disturbed persons annually. More than 8,000 NYPD officers have also gone through Crisis Intervention Team training, which teaches how to de-escalate situations involving EDPs.But law enforcement alone can’t solve this problem."

New York Post

August 14, 2018