Mental Health Scenarios

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On July 18, 2016, police responded to a call about a man walking around possibly with a gun in North Miami, Florida. When officers arrived on the scene, they saw a man sitting on the ground with a man lying next to him with his arms raised in the air. The man lying down identified himself as Charles Kinsey, a caretaker who is caring for an autistic man, Arnaldo Rios, who had wandered away from the Miami Achievement Center for the Developmentally Disabled. Kinsey attempted to explain to the officers that Rios had Autism and was holding a toy truck but Officer Jonathon Aledda, who was 50 yards away from both Rios and Kinsey and was “not in a position to correctly assess the situation or a position to accurately fire” (Batchleor, 2017) fired three …show more content…
Information that can be found in this report include statistics on mental illness and how it correlates with community policing, how mental health relates to psychology, and strategies for working with people who struggle with mental health diagnosis.

Mental illness refers to wide range of mental health conditions. They are disorders that affect your mood, thinking, and behavior. Examples of mental illness include, depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and addictive …show more content…
Anxiety Disorder is a chronic condition characterized by an excessive and persistent sense of apprehension, with physical symptoms such as sweating, palpitations, and feelings of stress (Mayo Clinic, 2017). Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling. Schizophrenia is a chronic condition, requiring lifelong treatment (Mayo Clinic, 2017). Eating disorders are serious conditions related to persistent eating behaviors that negatively impact your health, your emotions and your ability to function in important areas of life. The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa (eating very little or nothing at all), bulimia nervosa (purging after eating) and binge-eating disorder (periods of extreme overeating) (Mayo Clinic, 2017). Addictive Behaviors is defined as being trapped in repetitive thoughts and behaviors that are senseless and distressing but extremely difficult to overcome (Mayo Clinic,
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