But therapists and psychologists won’t come to your house in a mental health emergency with someone acting out violently for free, so people end up calling the cops out of desperation. One of many reasons we need a robust public healthcare system.
We also need people trained to de-escalate these crises on the public payroll, available for emergencies 24/7. And boy did the “defund the police” slogan not help with that.
But therapists and psychologists won’t come to your house in a mental health emergency with someone acting out violently for free, so people end up calling the cops out of desperation. One of many reasons we need a robust public healthcare system.
We also need people trained to de-escalate these crises on the public payroll, available for emergencies 24/7. And boy did the “defund the police” slogan not help with that.