To Promote Health Equity, States Must Restrict Police Intervention in Mobile Crisis Response
The implementation of 988, a national mental health crisis hotline, should center non-police responses to behavioral health emergencies.

The implementation of 988, a national mental health crisis hotline, should center non-police responses to behavioral health emergencies.
Despite being both feasible and effective, alternatives to police intervention for behavioral health crises remain the exception, rather than the rule.