Letters: Police are the wrong people for crisis intervention
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Published on March 4, 2026.
The article suggests that San Jose Police Department Neighborhood Quality of Life (SJPD) officers are the wrong people for crisis intervention, as they lack advanced crisis intervention training and experience from counselors. This article also notes that after SJPD made CIT mandatory, department statistics on injuries and deaths involving people in mental health or substance use crises worsened. Instead of focusing on a police-first model for response to homelessness, a behavioral health-led response would be more effective, and likely more cost-effective. The author argues that billionaires like Bill Gates, Alfred Nobel, Leland and Jane Stanford, and Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bambergers Fuld have limited philanthropic contributions to philanthropy, compared to individuals like Alfred Nobel and Leland Stanford. The article also mentions the growing issue of loneliness and isolation among adults 75 and older, highlighting a significant segment of that population.
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