• girsaysdoom@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    We’re talking with exception to people who don’t threaten themselves or others. Themselves being the gray area.

    Of course you would only focus on people having a psychotic breakdown where they threaten others, but having a mental health crisis does not mean someone is automatically a threat to those around them.

    Here’s a guide to de-escalating various mental health crisis situations.

    • jordanlund@lemmy.world
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      What constitutes a threat to themselves is living in squalor in a burned out car because they’re incapable of making the correct decisions to care for themselves or others.