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A Different Kind of Force
Policing Mental Illness
NBC Left Field
In the San Antonio Police Department, a special plainclothes unit is trained specifically to handle mental health calls. This film offers an unflinching look at the crisis in the U.S. mental health system today by exploring the complex and often fraught relationship between the mentally ill and law enforcement.
Directed by Ed Ou & Kitra Cahana
Story Produced and Edited by Jonathan Ade
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