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The Police-Mental Health Linkage System

NCT03740139 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1405

Last updated 2025-09-16

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Summary

The aim of this randomized, controlled trial is to study the effectiveness of a potential new form of pre-arrest jail diversion for people with serious mental illnesses: the Police-Mental Health Linkage System. In the case of an encounter with a police officer, for half of the participants, during the background check, a message will notify the officer that the subject has mental health considerations. The notice contains a phone number of a provider working at the mental health clinic where the subject is receiving services, who can provide telephonic support to the officer. For the other half of participants, the message will not appear to the officers in the case of an encounter.

Conditions

  • Mental Disorders, Severe
  • Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depressive Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

The Police-Mental Health Linkage System

When, during an encounter, the police officer decides to call the number provided in the notice, the Linkage Specialist (a licensed mental health provider from the mental health service where the subject was recruited, who has access to the clinic's EMR) can provide telephonic support to the officer.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Michael T Compton, MD, MPH · Columbia University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-06
Primary Completion
2024-04-12
Completion
2024-04-12

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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