The Police-Mental Health Partnership / Michael Robbins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robbins, Michael, Author.

Contributor:

Adnopoz, Jean.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community policing--Training of--Connecticut--New Haven.

Community policing.

Dysfunctional families--Connecticut--New Haven.

Dysfunctional families.

Mental health personnel--New Haven--Connecticut.

Mental health personnel.

Police training--New Haven--Connecticut.

Police training.

Violence--Connecticut--New Haven.

Violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [1995]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many of our children live in communities where violence, fear, and despair are commonplace. This book describes how one city developed a collaborative effort between law-enforcement and mental health professionals in order to help these children and their families.The Child Development-Community Policing Program in New Haven, Connecticut, was initiated in 1991 to deal more effectively with children who are victims or perpetrators of violence. Police officers, preparing for the new responsibilities of community-based policing, have become familiar with an array of strategies for preventing and responding to community violence. Mental health professionals have learned firsthand about the texture and trauma of the lives of children at risk. Police and mental health professionals working together have been able to mobilize treatment services more quickly and effectively and to assure that treatment plans are carried out. This manual provides a model, case studies, and guidelines for training the participants, operating a consultation service, and evaluating the program on an ongoing basis, all of which will be useful for other communities seeking to implement a similar project.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

The Authors

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Child Development Fellowships

3. Training Seminars

4. Consultation Service

5. Program Conference

6. Program Development

7. Results of the New Haven Program

Appendix

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780300146080

0300146086

OCLC:

1024026318