TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Descriptive study of older adults encountered by crisis intervention team (CIT) law enforcement officers
JO  - Journal of women and aging
A1  - Tyuse, Sabrina W.
A1  - Cooper-Sadlo, Shannon
A1  - Underwood, Sarah E.
SP  - 281
EP  - 293
VL  - 29
IS  - 4
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0895-2841
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2016.1174513
ID  - ref1
ER  -