A tangible first step in approaching behavioral health crises is to minimize law enforcement involvement. Such involvement implicitly criminalizes mental health care, furthers stigma, and dissuades patients from engaging in the behavioral health system. In addition to instantly criminalizing people in need, law enforcement involvement is time consuming and expensive and frequently escalates the situation.
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