Enhancing Police Response to Persons in Mental Health Crisis: Providing Strategies, Communication Techniques, and Crisis Intervention Preparation in Overcoming Institutional Challenges

This book attempts to give a balanced view of rightful police action regarding persons the police believe warrant assistance. The assessment and intervention ideas presented herein reflect well-accepted wisdom within the fields of psychology and psychiatry while at the same time the author gives examples based on his own street experiences that illustrate how to function effectively within the politically charged relatives of mental health care.Don W. Castellano-Hoyt is the author of 'Enhancing Police Response to Persons in Mental Health Crisis: Providing Strategies, Communication Techniques, and Crisis Intervention Preparation in Overcoming Institutional Challenges', published 2003 under ISBN 9780398074173 and ISBN 0398074178.