Ruling forces focus on how police deal with mental health calls

Ruling forces focus on how police deal with mental health calls

For over eight years, I ran a psychiatric emergency team, and for more times than I can say, I sat with a broken soul who needed help, not handcuffs. Recently, El Cajon has been the center of a new conversation about changes in how certain calls for service are handled.  A recent decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals takes away qualified immunity for public safety personnel, which means that police can be sued and lose their jobs, …