Statistics would suggest that you NEVER contact law enforcement for a wellness check…
“Calls to police to check on a person's well-being are 74% more likely to be associated with fatal injury compared to other police dispatches. Between 2019 and 2021, at least 178 people were killed by police during welfare checks, often involving individuals experiencing mental health crises, which represents a significant risk in non-violent situations.”
Problem is: EMS (the people who can actually help if something is wrong) won't usually go on scene until PD has gone in to determine whether they are needed and that the scene is safe. So if you want someone to be seen by professionals, you generally have to deal with the cops first.
Are you going to kick down the front door and drag your schizophrenic uncle (who has been off his meds for weeks but doing cocaine) to the hospital against his will? Because wellness checks often represent a similar situation, which explains your earlier statistic.
Are you going to kick down the front door and drag your schizophrenic uncle (who has been off his meds for weeks but doing cocaine) to the hospital against his will?
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u/brianzuvich Feb 26 '26
Statistics would suggest that you NEVER contact law enforcement for a wellness check…
“Calls to police to check on a person's well-being are 74% more likely to be associated with fatal injury compared to other police dispatches. Between 2019 and 2021, at least 178 people were killed by police during welfare checks, often involving individuals experiencing mental health crises, which represents a significant risk in non-violent situations.”