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What if mental health workers responded to emergency calls? | Leslie Herod

What if mental health workers responded to emergency calls? | Leslie Herod

FromTED Health


What if mental health workers responded to emergency calls? | Leslie Herod

FromTED Health

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Oct 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When you report an emergency in the US, police, firefighters or paramedics answer the call. What if mental health professionals responded, too? Colorado State Representative Leslie Herod shares a straightforward and research-backed approach that brings heart and humanity to criminal justice rather than unnecessary fines and arrests -- and keeps crises from escalating into traumatic, or even deadly, events.
Released:
Oct 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

From way-new medical breakthroughs to smart daily health habits, doctors and researchers share their discoveries about medicine and well-being onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.