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Half of people shot by police are mentally ill, investigation finds
A Maine-based study found a lack of training and oversight and a system that justifies deadly use of force
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I have provided crisis intervention training for police. Trust me. These people have a tough job. Sometimes they have to make lethal decisions with very little information in less than a second. I think this is a lack of mental health education, awareness, screening, and services problem. IT shouldn't take a run in with the police to realize that a person is having a mental health issue.