On-Scene Mental Health Services

摘要

Both officers and victims appeared to benefit from the immediate assistance and support provided by mental health professionals on the Lubbock Police Department's Crisis Team. Such assistance in these darkest of circumstances may aid victims in their coping and recovery.rnThe authors believe that further research in this area is needed. One realm of particular interest may involve how a crisis team program may improve police officers' morale because it frees them to perform other duties, and, consequently, they may perceive its creation as a supportive gesture on the part of department leaders. Such an initiative also may benefit community relations as individuals learn that their local law enforcement agency has endeavored to meet the needs of victims.