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Conversations, Special Edition 1: Police Confrontations with the Mentally Ill

  • By Dr. Gerald Sweet
  • Jul 25, 2016
Nicholas Covino speaks with Gerald Sweet

President Covino with Dr. Gerald Sweet, a forensic and police psychologist, discussing the recent police confrontations with the Mentally Ill and ways we can improve and avoid these tragic scenarios.

The Boston Globe鈥檚 Spotlight team has investigated the mental health system in Massachusetts, and recently illustrated the tragic story line that plays out when police are held responsible for the management of mentally ill people鈥攁 role for which they are not properly trained. President Covino chats with Dr. Gerald Sweet, a forensic and police psychologist and faculty member here at 海角社区, in this Special Edition Podcast, about ways we can improve and avoid these tragic scenarios.

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