Many police shootings involve mental health, substance abuse stat : The Columbian

Reviews by the Clark County Prosecutor's Office found each shooting was a legally justified use of lethal force. In 17 of those incidents, the subject was killed; in at least 14 of those incidents, the subjects who were shot appeared to have a mental health problem, substance abuse issue or were otherwise "in crisis" at the time, according to official records and news clippings. A ASince 1997, there have been at least 24 local officer-involved shootings.



Many police shootings involve mental health, substance abuse
With drug use and mental health issues becoming more prevalent in Grant Count, Family Service Society Inc. is focusing on the correlation between the two for its 13th annual Circle of Friends luncheon.

Oklahoma's commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services sees impact of domestic abuse up close and personal following arrest


Circle of Friends to address mental health, substance abuse
Mary Fallin and members of the mental health agency's board about the incident. The commissioner of Oklahoma's mental health agency was arrested July 20 during a family vacation in Florida after a confrontation with her brother but is not being prosecuted, records show. White, 43, of Oklahoma City, was accused of battery domestic violence, a misdemeanor, and jailed in Walton County, Florida, for hours, online records show. Terri White, commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, said in an interview Saturday with The Oklahoman that she was trying to calm down her brother when she threw a cup of water in his face. A court case over the incident was closed Friday because prosecutors are not pursuing it, the online records show.


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