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NAMI
New York State in a joint project with the Urban Justice
Center Mental Health Project has published a handbook
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You probably come into contact with individuals in crisis all the time,
but that likelihood may increase over the next several weeks if proposed cuts to
Please click the links below to print the cards and give them to officers
to help them effectively deal with individuals in crisis.
We want everyone to be safe during this stressful time.
1. Remember that a person with a mental illness is a person first. They are sick and in need of treatment.
2.
Remain calm and helpful.
3.
Assess the situation for safety.
4.
Respond to the individuals basic needs.
5.
Maintain space between you.
Do not touch the individual unless necessary. For
persons with mental illness this may frighten them and lead to violence.
6.
Give simple, clear directions.
If you are working as a team, one person should talk to avoid confusion.
7.
If someone is experiencing delusions or
hallucinations, respond to the individual’s feelings, rather than content of
their conversation.
8.
Do not arrest a person for illness-related behavior
that is not criminal in nature.
One in
four adults experience a mental health disorder in a given year.
One in 17 lives with a serious mental illness.
They are common, treatable illnesses.
Please help and support these folks.
With treatment and support, recovery is not only possible, but probable.
Thank
you…
Click here to print 3 x 4 1/2 inch Size Take Along Cards
New Fact Sheets on Crisis Intervention Programs for Youth
NAMI is pleased to announce the release of two new fact sheets designed to help advocates bring crisis intervention programs for youth to their the communities.
The two fact sheets, "Family Advocacy: Crisis Intervention Programs for Youth Strengthening Schools and Communities" and "Law Enforcement Advocacy: Promoting Crisis Intervention Programs for Youth In Schools and Communities" offer strategies that NAMI families and their allies in law enforcement can use to bring these programs into their communities.
These two fact sheets accompany NAMI's recently released guide "Supporting Schools and Communities in Breaking the Prison Pipeline: A Guide to Emerging and Promising Crisis Intervention Programs for Youth." To learn more about crisis intervention programs for youth, contact Laura Usher or Dana Markey.
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