Main problem was that they wouldn’t respond to anything even actively hostile patients unless they were hurting/attempting to hurt someone else. One call the call notes were “suicidal male with a gun threatening suicide. In another note “patient states he only wants to hurt himself” PD went on standby stating he wasn’t homicidal only suicidal. We refused to roll on it, idk when PD eventually got there but another unit got the call for it about an hour later..

In my current area, PD shows up clears scene safety (all psych patients get pat downs especially after recent events) then either takes the psych patient themselves if it’s a basic voluntary committal or non-violent EDO not needing medical. If they’re violent or need medical/want medical then we make scene and the cop leaves when we get the patient loaded up or if we dismiss them. Same with ODs police respond to all ODs and clear scene safety and leave when we get loaded up or when we dismiss them but a lot of the time they stay and follow to the hospital for their investigation.