Ingo and John share their thoughts on New York City’s B-HEARD program, which is an emergency response crew that is an alternative to police. The guys talk about the program, the pros and cons, possible implementations in other communities, and wondering which therapists would want to work a program like this. Later in the show they discuss a listener question asking how to help friends leave potentially abusive relationships. If you can’t convince a friend to leave a relationship, what can you do?

00:00Intro06:15B-HEARD Program13:38Problems with Mental Health Response Teams30:09Listener Question35:30Abuse Against Males36:40Gaslighting40:30Suggestions for Friends of People in Abusive Relationships49:30Guilty LeisureSend us questions or comments to questions@drinksnshrinks.com We love hearing what you have to say!

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