Category: Policing

How should police handle mental health calls? Buffalo’s next mayor will decide

By Aaron Besecker

Read the full article from Buffalo News, here.

The debate about the appropriate role police should take in mental health response often gets oversimplified, but most agree police involvement should be limited, said Elizabeth L. Mauro, CEO of Endeavor Health Services, a local nonprofit that provides mental and behavioral health services, including alongside city police.

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