Collaboration to Reduce Tragedy and Improve Outcomes: Law Enforcement, Psychiatry, and People Living With Mental Illness

摘要

A homeless man, known as "the Street Corner Saint," lived in a small camp in a park in uptown Albuquerque. Each morning he would stand on the same busy corner and preach that the world would be saved once "Margaret realized her destiny." Despite efforts by police and local homeless providers, no intervention was successful. Local outreach groups got to know him and ensured that he ate every day. Despite the various services he was offered, he refused to move or leave his corner.