Responding to Community Outrage
Author: Peter M. Sandman
Publisher: AIHA
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 157
ISBN-13: 093262751X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Peter M. Sandman
Publisher: AIHA
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 157
ISBN-13: 093262751X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Destiny Marie Waggoner
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Published: 2018
Total Pages: 334
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Sarah Bowers (Graduate student)
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Published: 2023
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Abstract: Police in the United States killed 1,194 people in the year 2022, more than any other year on record. An estimated 1 in 4 of those killed by the police were experiencing mental illness or mental or behavioral health crises. Much evidence has been accumulated supporting the belief that public safety should be reimagined to decrease the police’s role therein. While previously researched models emphasize the training of police in mental illness or partnering police with mental health workers, the Community Response Program (CRP) model uses unarmed mental health workers to respond to nonviolent incidents and crises. This study gathered 15 current performance evaluations of CRPs and analyzed their findings. Analysis demonstrates that CRPs can receive and resolve large volumes of calls across long periods of time, divert significant amounts of nonviolent calls away from police, and resolve the high majority of calls and incidents without needing police assistance. While more research is needed, some of the evaluations give evidence that CRPs can do all these things while keeping their team members safe, decreasing nonviolent crime, improving short-term mental wellness, relieving hospitals and emergency departments from oversaturation, and linking community members to long-term community services all at increased cost efficiency. Furthermore, the evaluations demonstrate that those who receive services from CRP teams overwhelmingly give positive feedback about the team’s services, help, and empathetic support. This thesis gives strong evidence that CRPs are not only possible but may also be more efficient than current first response models. This thesis informs future research of what CRP aspects need to be further examined and encourages social workers to implement possible solutions like CRPs to create care-first crisis response systems.
Author: Scott Chazdon
Publisher: National Conference of State
Published: 1991-01-01
Total Pages: 21
ISBN-13: 9781555168018
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Terra New
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Published: 2014
Total Pages: 118
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Residents of rural communities face higher risks of health disparities compared to those who live in an urban setting. Programs that improve access to healthcare, health education and prevention strategies reduce health disparities and improve community health. Community collaboration is the beginning strategy to engage communities in developing locally responsive health promotion initiatives. This thesis examines factors related to successful collaboration efforts within the West Central Texas Council of Governments (COG) 19 county region. Data provided by population health studies gave a greater understanding of the health disparities that plague the West Central Texas COG region. The literature identified gaps in research specifically related to rural areas and the development of community based health initiatives. This exploratory/descriptive study was conducted using a 48 question web-based survey sent to community representatives to gain their perception of the collaboration factors in relation to their county. Representatives included county and city agents, school administrators, healthcare professionals, faith based and non-profit representatives. Collaborations must be formed that incorporate multiple community organizations to effectively address health disparities in rural communities. This study was conducted for the Big Country Area Health Education Center.