TY - JOUR
T1 - Public safety redefined
T2 - Mitigating trauma by centering the community in community mental health
AU - Townsend Moorhart, Tiffany Grace
AU - Dillard-Wright, Jessica Susan
AU - Prestwich, Karalyn
AU - Alapatt, Vinaya
AU - Kouame, Gail Marie
AU - Kubicki, Josette M.
AU - Johnson, Kaprea F.
AU - Williams, Chelsea Derlan
PY - 2023/2/1
Y1 - 2023/2/1
N2 - The summer of 2020 marked a shift in public perception of police brutality and racism in the United States. Following the police murder of George Floyd and ensuing social unrest, the appropriate role and function of the police in communities have been a frequent topic of debate. Of particular concern is the intersection of policing and mental health where we see a pattern of police using excessive force disproportionately against persons with disabilities, especially mental health disabilities (Autistic Self Advocacy Network, 2017). The introduction of race only exacerbates this disparity (Saleh et al., 2018). Given the realities of these mental health inequities, the aim of this scoping review is to explore first response models/programs that emphasize a therapeutic intervention as an alternative to policing. Seventeen articles were selected for inclusion in the review, six exploratory or experimental studies and 11 review or discussion articles. Using findings from the review, we offer recommendations to help reimagine this country's approach to emergency response. We urge psychologists and other health care providers to step out of the clinic and engage the community in the development of crisis responses for mental health emergencies that are therapeutic rather than inflammatory, healing rather than harming. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
AB - The summer of 2020 marked a shift in public perception of police brutality and racism in the United States. Following the police murder of George Floyd and ensuing social unrest, the appropriate role and function of the police in communities have been a frequent topic of debate. Of particular concern is the intersection of policing and mental health where we see a pattern of police using excessive force disproportionately against persons with disabilities, especially mental health disabilities (Autistic Self Advocacy Network, 2017). The introduction of race only exacerbates this disparity (Saleh et al., 2018). Given the realities of these mental health inequities, the aim of this scoping review is to explore first response models/programs that emphasize a therapeutic intervention as an alternative to policing. Seventeen articles were selected for inclusion in the review, six exploratory or experimental studies and 11 review or discussion articles. Using findings from the review, we offer recommendations to help reimagine this country's approach to emergency response. We urge psychologists and other health care providers to step out of the clinic and engage the community in the development of crisis responses for mental health emergencies that are therapeutic rather than inflammatory, healing rather than harming. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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U2 - 10.1037/amp0001081
DO - 10.1037/amp0001081
M3 - Article
C2 - 37011172
AN - SCOPUS:85151725727
SN - 0003-066X
VL - 78
SP - 227
EP - 243
JO - American Psychologist
JF - American Psychologist
IS - 2
ER -
