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    "We ended up harming people," a police lieutenant says. A group wants to start a local chapter of the National Alliance for the mentally 111. It will offer alternatives to jailing the mentally ill on misdemeanor offenses. "It's easier to jail (the mentally ill) and that still goes on today," she says.

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    "We ended up harming people," a police lieutenant says. A group wants to start a local chapter of the National Alliance for the mentally 111. It will offer alternatives to jailing the mentally ill on misdemeanor offenses. "It's easier to jail (the mentally ill) and that still goes on today," she says.

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    Cops Mental

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    "We ended up harming people," a police lieutenant says. A group wants to start a local chapter of the National Alliance for the mentally 111. It will offer alternatives to jailing the mentally ill on misdemeanor offenses. "It's easier to jail (the mentally ill) and that still goes on today," she says.

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    IY LESLIE JONES McCiouo tally 111, came together Satur- hours, according to Davis. sonal story to share relating to the heart of Gary. We have a lot Director for NAMI, said the '
    'ost-Tribune correspondent day afternoon at Edgewater to She said it took two years to their interaction with a mental- of severely mentally ill," success and type of support
    see if they can start a local get a Crisis Intervention Team ly ill person either through Methodist Hospital employee group will depend upon the
    GARY — It's 2 a.m. and a chapter of the National up and running. They went to work or home. Alice Williams said. dedication of its members. I
    iheriffs police officer stops a Alliance for the Mentally 111 Memphis, Tenn., to receive "We need a support group in Kellie Meyer, State Program
    6-year-old boy wandering (NAMI) and get training for training and she said their
    lear a busy Ft. Wayne intersec- Gary police who respond to department depended on
    ion. Because he has broken no calls involving mentally ill peo- NAMI when it came to funding.
    aw, police allow him to go. pie. "They would take them to
    Later, he is struck by a car. "I've seen several cases lunch," she said, speaking of
    "he teen was bipolar and the where, unfortunately, because municipal personnel who took
    lolice didn't know it. of a misunderstanding about issue with new ideas. "It's easi-
    Incidents like these were how to deal with the mentally er to jail (the mentally ill) and
    ecounted by a woman who ill, we ended up harming peo- that still goes on today," Davis
    rains police to handle the men- ple," Gary police Lt. Lawrence said.
    ally ill in a better way. Ft. Wright said. She recounted for the group
    Vayne police Capt. Dottie The 21-year police veteran a string of police shootings
    )avis is director of training for wants officers in Gary to involving the mentally ill that
    ier department. receive crisis intervention drew public protests and later
    She, along with employees training because it offers alter- led to change.
    rom Edgewater Systems for natives to jailing the mentally The session had a therapeu-
    lalanced Living, The ill on misdemeanor offenses. It tic side as well because of the
    lethodist Hospitals, Gary will also reallocate the time number of mental health pro-
    'olice Department and the officers spend on each incident fessionals and affected people
    rational Alliance for the Men- — sometimes more than four there. Some of them had a per-

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