Citation

Tyuse SW, Cooper-Sadlo S, Underwood SE. J. Women Aging. 2016; 29(4): 281-293.

Affiliation

School of Social Work , Saint Louis University , St. Louis , Missouri , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08952841.2016.1174513

PMID

27542097

Abstract

Increasingly, older adults who experience a mental health crisis come to the attention of crisis intervention team (CIT) law enforcement officers. These encounters are due largely to a lack of local mental health care resources. With few options available, individuals call 911 for assistance when an older adult exhibits alarming behavior. This article provides a profile of older adults encountered by CIT officers, identifies the reasons for the 911 call for assistance, and finds what predictors are associated with outcomes of those encounters. We found that these older adults were mostly female, Caucasian, diagnosed with depression, and attempting or threatening suicide.

Language: en