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police interaction with mentally ill individuals  

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  • Police calls for service sometimes involve the police interacting with and responding to people with mental illness. The dismantling of state mental hospitals, the changing mentally ill population, the tightening of requirements for receiving mental health support, and the offering of limited psychological services are bringing the police into contact with more people with mental illness. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Police Interaction with Mentally Ill Individuals]

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