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Managing Police-Mental Health Collaboration

Shared Management of Police-Mental Health Collaborations (PMHCs):

Introduction: Shared Program Management

Police-Mental Health Collaboration programs are best managed through a collaborative partnership between law enforcement agencies, mental health agencies and mental health advocacy organizations representing people with mental illness and their families. Advocacy groups include local chapters of Mental Health America, NAMI, and mental health peer organizations in your community.  People with mental illness, their families and advocates should be equal partners...