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The Police-Mental Health Linkage System for Schizophrenia

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Waitlist Available
Led By Michael T Compton, M.D., M.P.H.
Research Sponsored by Columbia University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 24 months of study enrollment
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Study Summary

This trial is testing a new way to help people with mental illnesses who have encounters with police officers. Half of the participants will have a message appear to the officer during a background check that will notify the officer of the subject's mental health considerations and provide a phone number to a mental health provider.

Eligible Conditions
  • Mental Illness
  • Schizophrenia
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • Mental Disorders

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~24 months of study enrollment
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 24 months of study enrollment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Lower likelihood of being arrested and lower number of arrests for participants randomized to receive the Police-MH linkage system.
Secondary outcome measures
Lower number of absences from care of >3 months for participants randomized to receive the Police-MH linkage system.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The Police-Mental Health Linkage System In the case of an encounter between law enforcement and subjects randomized to this group, the officer will receive a notice disclosing that the participant receives services in a mental health clinic and that he/she has the opportunity to call to speak with a mental health professional.
Group II: No InterventionActive Control1 Intervention
In the case of an encounter between law enforcement and subjects randomized to this arm of the study, the officer will not receive any notice.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)NIH
2,782 Previous Clinical Trials
2,687,707 Total Patients Enrolled
248 Trials studying Schizophrenia
88,024 Patients Enrolled for Schizophrenia
Columbia UniversityLead Sponsor
1,431 Previous Clinical Trials
2,459,431 Total Patients Enrolled
24 Trials studying Schizophrenia
2,055 Patients Enrolled for Schizophrenia
New York State Psychiatric InstituteLead Sponsor
475 Previous Clinical Trials
152,507 Total Patients Enrolled
30 Trials studying Schizophrenia
84,135 Patients Enrolled for Schizophrenia

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are there any present opportunities to participate in this medical trial?

"As per information found on clinicaltrials.gov, this scientific experiment is not presently enrolling any participants. The trial was first posted in February 2019 and recently updated in June 2022; however there are a variety of other trials currently recruiting patients - 2138 to be exact."

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The Police-Mental Health Linkage System
Michael Compton 2019. "The Police-Mental Health Linkage System". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03740139.
~227 spots leftby Apr 2025
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