Changing How Police Respond to Mental Illness

Source: CNN - US NewsAt 18, Keith Vidal was a normal teenager, his mom said: a good kid and funny guy who liked basketball, played the drums and enjoyed the beach. On January 5, 2014, Vidal's mother said, her son was having a particularly bad day. He refused to go to the hospital for an evaluation, so his family called 911 for help. Police responded to the family's home in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Law enforcement from three agencies arrived, and Vidal was...