New Sacramento sheriff policy will change how others respond to emergency mental health calls
The sheriff’s change in policy is the result of a federal appeals court ruling in July. The appellate decision meant that two ...
Families fear new Sacramento sheriff's office policy on non-criminal mental health calls
The new sheriff's office policy has drawn concern that vulnerable individuals will be left without critical support.
Sacramento sheriff explains new policy to turn away certain calls for help
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office is now turning away some calls for help, and mental health advocates and even ...
Sacramento Bee6d
Sacramento sheriff no longer responds to some mental health calls. Community members concerned
Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies investigate a shooting in 2022. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies have limited their response to certain mental health-related 911 calls. Paul Kitagaki Jr ...
Sacramento County deputies no longer responding to mental health emergencies without crime component
The shift in policy comes, Sheriff Jim Cooper said, after a 2024 ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In it, the ...
The Sacramento Observer5d
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office adopts new policy for mental health crisis calls
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has announced that deputies will no longer respond to mental health calls unless a ...
Sacramento sheriff addresses new response policy
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office is now turning away some calls for help, and mental health advocates and even firefighters are protesting the policy change.
CBS News6d
Families fear new Sacramento sheriff's office policy on non-criminal mental health calls
RANCHO CORDOVA — For families with loved ones who suffer from mental illness and have relied on Sacramento sheriff's deputies to assist with non-criminal mental health calls, the department's ...
Janesville Gazette7d
Sacramento sheriff no longer responds to some mental health calls. Community members concerned
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office deputies have limited their response to certain mental health related 911 calls which has resulted in community concerns brought to the ...
KVIA6d
Families fear new Sacramento sheriff’s office policy on non-criminal mental health calls
RANCHO CORDOVA, California (KOVR) — For families with loved ones who suffer from mental illness and have relied on Sacramento sheriff’s deputies to assist with non-criminal mental health calls ...