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City, police officials unveil Detroit mental health initiative Detroit — Some city police officers responding to runs that may involve the mentally ill soon will be accompanied by behavioral health specialists, as part of an initiative rolled out Monday which aims to address what Detroit's top cop describes as one of the biggest challenges facing law enforcement. During a press conference at Public Safety Headquarters, Mayor Mike Duggan, Chief James Craig and Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network chairman Bernard Parker announced the "Mental Health Co-Response Partnership."  "Anyone w...

How to respond to a naked, unarmed, out-of-control mentally ill woman? As the 29-year-old woman flailed her arms and reportedly spit at him, Detroit Police Cpl. Dewayne Jones reacted with blunt force, in video captured by a bystander. Jones struck the woman about a dozen times, while another officer and hospital security worker sought to restrain her. Mentally ill behind bars 23 percent had serious mental illness   66 percent with serious mental illness also had incidents of substance abuse 54 percent with serious mental illness had three or four risk factors to reoffend Individuals with se...