Caption: Officer Julie Joyce is often a first-responder to mentally ill children, Credit: Courtesy of Julie Joyce
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Officer Julie Joyce is often a first-responder to mentally ill children 

How our police force deals with mentally ill children

Series: Out of the Shadows
From: WBEZ
Length: 00:09:02

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Officer_julie_joyce_small As a thirteen-year-veteran of the Chicago Police Department, Julie Joyce has seen her fair of violent kids.  Kids who are abusing their parents, or siblings or others. Kids who appear to be out of control. And at that moment, she realizes that police officers have a decision to make.

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As a thirteen-year-veteran of the Chicago Police Department, Julie Joyce has seen her fair of violent kids.  Kids who are abusing their parents, or siblings or others. Kids who appear to be out of control. And at that moment, she realizes that police officers have a decision to make.

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