Psych Calls

[Guest guest]

brought up a good point about PD calling for psych patients. Who

is a patient? - Someone who presents with a complaint or obvious illness

or injury. If they are purely psych , meaning no attempt to harm

themselves by overdose or intentional injury, - PD transports if

warranted. For PD to get involved they usually must present a danger to

themselves or others. They can still detain them if they want, but they

would need a reason for doing it (I'm not law enforcement).

Just because they have a mental illness, doesn't mean they can't have

the present mental capacity to make decisions for their care. In order

to deem someone lacking in mental competency you would have to have a

court order. Many people with mental illness walk around all day with

limited or no impairment.

Steve

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