BRATTLEBORO — “We need support that’s free from coercion, force and barriers,” stated one participant quoted in Brattleboro’s Community Safety Report, which recommends a decoupling of mental health crisis response from law enforcement.
“Police participation in mental health interventions increases the use of unwanted harmful practices instead of support, including coercion, threats, intimidation and force in systems response to mental and emotional health crises,” states the report, which was presented to the Select Board a little less than a year ago.
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