Hybrid crisis intervention
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iStock.com/kieferpix Law enforcement has been propelled into the national spotlight. Calls for police reform and changes to responses have been center stage. Suggestions for alternative responses to some calls have sprung up, and the idea of crisis services is nothing new. Recent calls for changes in many departments across the country have begun looking at starting crisis intervention teams or expanded responses. At the present time, there are no gold standards for crisis intervention within law enforcement. In fact, many departments are building crisis responses based on what other departments are using. The reality is that no one model fits all police departments. Clearly, we need to take a different approach to the development of crisis intervention with a focus on building crisis intervention, mental health and social service responses that fit each police department and its community’s needs. Collaboration Don’t overthink what “collaborative response” may look like — it’s a broad term. Collaboration helps improve the outcomes in general. Departments are not always equipped to handle mental health and social service calls — and accessing mental health services can be difficult, too. Law enforcement and mental health providers both need help, so naturally, the best thing to do is focus on a collaborative response. There are several options available, and it can be hard to determine the best choice for a specific department or community. The most commonly used responses include:
- Co-responder units typically involve a clinician and law enforcement officer responding to calls together.
- The outreach model typically is seen with nonprofit agencies, and they are tasked with offering services to specific populations, most frequently with the homeless population.
- Social workers respond in place of police for certain calls. This is one of the newer responses.
- The social worker and paramedic mode partners a social worker and paramedic together to respond to certain predetermined calls.