Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Mental Health incidents

From all counties, school districts and schools in the database.

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577

Incidents reported
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77

Police Departments
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252

Schools
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81

School Districts
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30

Counties

Police call logs are from a sampling of schools representing California for the period Jan. 1 to June 30, 2023. The database does not include all schools or districts.

Incident Breakdown by Subcategory of Mental Health

Incident Logs

displaying 251 - 275 records in total 577

Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonKeema School for Independent Study School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

4/18/23 at 1:28:41 PM

Incident details:

per admin stud having a mental break down across st from school .. .. screaming and not letting anyone come near her ... walking into traffic . stu on corner crying and as staff approach her she screams really loud. stu got into 4dr sedan sil or bro. poss was pick up by mom. staff will contact mom to confirm she picked up the stud. stu per staff unit can 10-22
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonKohler Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/23/23 at 10:43:40 AM

Incident details:

GAGGLE THREAT TYPE: SUICIDE KEYWORDS: SUICIDE, KILL MYSELF// STUD // ORIGINAL FILE IN ATTACHMENTS // CONTACTING STAFF
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonKohler Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/9/23 at 9:32:57 AM

Incident details:

RP REQUESTING RISK ASSESSMENT TO BE DONE TODAY DUE TO STUD TELLING FRIENDS TWO DAYS AGO THAT SHE WANTS TO END IT ALL ... RP ADV THAT RISK ASSESSMENT DONE IN SEPTEMBER DUE TO STUD CUTTING HERSELF, PARENTS WERE ADV OF SITUATION BUT JUST SAID THAT STUD WANTS ATTENTION .. LAST TWO WEEKS SHE HAS BEEN WRITING NOTES TO STAFF & FRIENDS SAYING SHE IS READY TO END IT ALL .. STUD IS IN THE NURSES OFFICE RIGHT NOW
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonKohler Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/23/23 at 2:35:04 PM

Incident details:

STUD SENT A MSG TO CLASSMATE ADV SHE WOULD GET HER WISH AND WOULD DIE REFERRING TO 902A ALONG WITH A ZOOM LINK FROM SEPT 2022
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Serious Violent

Self HarmLas Palmas Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

601A - OUT OF CONTROL JUVENILE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/7/23 at 12:47:08 PM

Incident details:

staff advs stu in room 33 .. self harming himself// punching himself and hitting his head against the wall. parents been notified and 924
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonLas Palmas Elementary - East School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/3/23 at 2:01:31 PM

Incident details:

PER E-MAIL FROM R/P STUD BROUGHT A RAZOR BLADE TO SCHOOL AND ENCOURAGED HER FRIEND, NAME NOT PROVIDED, TO CUT HERSELF// JUV DECLINED AND THREW THE 626.10. TODAY, BROUGHT ANOTHER BLADE AND ENCOURAGED JUV TO CUT HERSELF, WHICH SHE DID. RISK ASSESSMENT DONE ON BOTH JUVS BY SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND PSYCHOLOGIST// IS ON A 5 DAY SUSP PENDING EXPULSION,
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonLas Palmas Elementary - East School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

4/27/23 at 1:03:50 PM

Incident details:

rp was adv by 3rd party info/rumors (other stu) stu cutting herself again// stu cut yesterday with scissors, risk assesment by school was completed and stu went home, TRPD was not notified/stu //rp will cotact parents// stu in main office with staff //no medical needed per stu but they will have nurse look at it
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonMadison Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/24/23 at 9:19:16 AM

Incident details:

IS CUTTING HERSELF, AS SHE SHOWED TEACHERS HER FRESH CUTS ... STAFF KNOWS STUDENT IS A CUTTER ... UNKWN IF PARENTS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED ... STUDENT IS IN CLASSROOM #17, RP DOES NOT WANT TO REMOVE HER JUST YET FROM CLASS AS SHE IS COMFORTABLE W/ HER TEACHERS ... RP IS REQU A RISK ASSESSMENT BE DONE AS COUNSELORS ARE NOT ON SITE TODAY
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonMartin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/20/23 at 2:25:55 PM

Incident details:

RP REQUEST 5150 ELV FOR STU //STU HAS PLAN FEELS SUICIDAL, DRANK BLEACH LAST NIGHT //STAFF SPOKE WITH MOTHER THIS MORNING BUT UNSURE IF MOMS KNOWS EVERYTHING//STU WAS HOSPITALIZED YEAR AGO FOR suicidal THOUGHTS //PER RP THIS BEHAVIOR USUALLY BROUGHT ON BY CONFLICT WITH MTHR//STU IN COUNSELING OFFICE WITH STAFF
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonMichael J. Castori Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/23/23 at 2:55:12 AM

Incident details:

PER ANGIE GROST GAGGLE SAFETY TEAM ... STUDENT WROTE A SUICIDE NOTE ON HER TWIN RIVERS DISTRICT LAP TOP. [EDIT}
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonNorth Country Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/23/23 at 12:51:02 PM

Incident details:

STUD GOOGLED AT 1042 HRS IN CLASS "HOW TO KILL YOURSELF IF YOU WANT TO"//STUD HAS A PLAN// STAFF DID RISK ASSESSMENT AND SENT STUD HOME WITH MOM
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonNorwood Junior High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/30/23 at 9:00:52 AM

Incident details:

GAGGLE THREAT TYPE: SUICIDE KEYWORD: KMS// NORWOOD STUD // ORIGINAL FILE IN ATTACHMENTS *** STAFF ADV THEY ARE HADNLING AND WILL ADD NOTES AND RESOLVE GAGGLE INC
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonOak Hill Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/25/23 at 1:02:43 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT MADE A COMMENT TO THE SCHOOL PSYCOLOGIST THAT HE WANTS TO HARM HIMSELF AND THAT HE HAS ACCESS TO HUNTING KNIVES AND A PISTOL AT HIS GRANDPAS HOUSE . STUDENT HAS HISTORY OF BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonOrchard Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

4/17/23 at 12:48:35 PM

Incident details:

COUNSELOR ADVS STU HAVE SUICIDAL PLANS ON APRIL 20TH AT 2 AM WHEN EVERYONE IS SLEEPING SHE WILL TAKE PILLS FROM HER DAD DRAWER AND KILL HERSELF . STUD HAVE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BACK IN DEC AND WAS HELD IN 5150 HOLD FOR 10 DAYS IN HOSPITAL.
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Serious Violent

Suicide - AttemptRio Linda High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

902A - SUICIDE ATTEMPT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/24/23 at 1:57:58 PM

Incident details:

REC'D EMAIL NOTIFICATION ADV OF A EMAIL EXCHANGE BETWEEN AND WHERE ADV THAT A STUD NAMED WAS TRYING TO KILL HIMSELF AND THERE WAS BLOOD ALL OVER THE PLACE// SCHOOL ADMIN MEYERS, SETH WAS CONTACTED BY CC AND HE ADV IT WAS A FALSE REPORT// ADMIN CONTACTED ALL THREE JUVENILES AND ENSURED ALL WERE CODE4 W/NO INJ
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonRio Linda Preparatory Academy School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/28/23 at 9:53:19 AM

Incident details:

gaggle recvd document reg stu making suicide comments .. document attached to call.
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonWestside Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 12:09:56 PM

Incident details:

WESTSIDE CHARTER STUD HAS A WORD DOC THAT ADV SHE HATES HERSELF, HER IMAGE, HER EATING HABITS, HAS A PLAN BUT WON'T TELL ANYONE. DOCS ATTACHED // UNK IF SCHOOL IS AWARE OF E-MAIL ALERT.
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Serious

Mentally Unstable PersonWoodlake Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/15/23 at 10:22:52 AM

Incident details:

STUD HAVE HISTORY OF SUICIDE ISSUES . TODAY STU SAID HE WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF AND WAS LOOKING UP PAINLESS WAY TO DIE. PARENT HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND STATED SHE IS 924 BUT HAVENT ARRIVED YET.
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Serious

Mentally Unstable JuvenileApple Valley High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

PUBSER - PUBLIC SERVICE Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/4/23 at 2:08:26 PM

Incident details:

SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT HAVING A MELT DOWN - STUDENT WAS NAKED. STAFF GOT CLOTHES ON HIM.[EDIT]. MOTHER WAS RELUCTANT TO COME, BUS HAS LEFT, MS KNOX TOLD HER IF SHE DIDN'T COME CPS WOULD BE CALLED. MOTHER IS ENRT HOWEVER WANTS A POLICE ESCORT HOME - 95S1 WILL BE WALKING STUDENT OUT, REQ 95P2 FOR STAFF W/SIGNIFICANT FACE INJ
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Serious

Mentally Unstable JuvenileGranite Hills High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

5585 - JUVENILE MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/16/23 at 12:59:39 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT [EDIT] STUDENT MADE COMMENT @ END OF 4TH PERIOD, ADV'D SHE WANTED TO "KILL HERSELF", TEACHER HEARD IT DIDN'T REPORT IT IMMEDIATELY, WAITED APPROX 15 - COUNS REPORTED TO ADMIN, JUST NOW BROUGHT TO P7'S ATTENTION, SECURITY AND STAFF HAVE 8 LOOKED ALL OVER CAMPUS, UNABLE TO LOC STU ON CAMPUS. P7 CONTACT ALPHA CONNECTIONS, THEY HAVE NOT HAD CONTACT WITH STUDENT AND SHE IS NOT AT RES AT THIS TIME. AT THIS TIME P7 WILL BE DOING AREA CHECK FOR STUDENT AROUND THE SCHOOL, [EDIT] PER P7. IF ALPHA HEARS FROM STUDENT THEY WILL CALL DISPATCH - STUDENT WAS LOCATED IN ONE OF THE RESTROOMS, THEY HAVE HER, AND ALPHA IS ALSO ONSCEN. - STUDENT REFUSED TO SPEAK TO P7, SHE SPOKE TO COUNSELOR, DID NOT MEET CRITERIA FOR CCRT. SCHOOL TO HANDLE
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Serious

Mentally Unstable JuvenileGranite Hills High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

5585 - JUVENILE MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/8/23 at 11:15:51 AM

Incident details:

PER MR KING STUDENT CCRT WAS CONTACTED FOR STUDENT,[EDIT] STUDENT SAID HE WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF AND DISCLOSED A PLAN, CCRT WAS CALLED HOWEVER WERE UNABLE TO GIVE AN ETA, MR KING WAS TOLD TO CALL PD - [EDIT] THE ONE WHO CALLED CCRT, THEY ADV'D HER TO CONTACT SCHOOL PD TO START THE HOLD ON LL W/CCRT TO ASC ETA[EDIT] CCRT. THEY JUST GOT ANOTHER TEAM IN, SHE WILL BE CALLING GHHS BACK - LATE ENTRY, MR KING ADV'D NO ANSWER AT [EDIT], HE LEFT MESSAGE - STUDENT IS C4 IN THE COUNSELORS OFFICE, WAITING FOR CERT,MOTHER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER CANNOT GET TO THE SCHOOL AT THIS TIME
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Serious Violent

Self HarmGranite Hills High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

FU - FOLLOW UP Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/9/23 at 7:29:01 AM

Incident details:

SEE ATTACHED SHERIFF WELCK. - PER 95P7, STUDENT IS AT SCHOOL TODAY, REQ CORT DUE TO STUDENT CAUSING SELF HARM LAST NIGHT - THERAPIST AT LOC - PER DBH THEY WILL NOT RESPOND UNLESS DISPATCH CALLS / RP HAS ALREADY CALLED CCRT AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ANYONE AVAIL TO RESPOND, TOLD RP TO REACH OUT TO PD 09:51:38 PER THERAPIST - IS BACK IN OFFICE - HAS SELF HARM WOUNDS AND REPORTING SAME SUICIDAL THOUGHTS - [EDIT] THEY WILL BE THERE IN APPROX 15 MIN - STUDENT WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO CANYON RIDGE, AND THEY WILL BE CALLING P7 BACK, ALSO HE IS WRITING THE HOLD - MOTHER OF IS ON LL WANTS TO KNOW WHY DEPS WERE AT HER HOUSE LAST NIGHT
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Serious

Mentally Unstable JuvenileGranite Hills High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/11/23 at 12:03:17 PM

Incident details:

POSS 5585, WILL ADV FURTHER
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Serious Violent

Suicidal ThoughtsRancho Verde Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

COUNTER - COUNTER CALL AT STATION Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/18/23 at 12:42:47 PM

Incident details:

DAUGHTER IS BEING BULLIED AT RANCHO VERDE, PARENT IS EXTREMELY UPSET IN THE LOBBY. ADV'ING HIS DAUGHTER IS TALKING ABOUT ENDING HER LIFE. THEY FOUND SUICIDE NOTES IN HER PHONE. FATHER IS REQ A UNIT, DAUGHTER IS FATHER STATES THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH HIS DAUGHTER BEING BULLIED, AND HE IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE SCHOOL HAS HANDLED ANY OF IT. - HAVE PARENT IN MY OFFICE - HAVE P4 RESPOND TO RANCHO VERDE AND SPEAK W ADMIN - WILL 21 95C FOR FURTHER INFO - PER 95P4 - WILL RESPOND TO RANCHO VERDE AFTER PHX DISMISSAL
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Serious

Mentally Unstable JuvenileVanguard Preparatory School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INFO - INFORMATION CALL (DOCUMENTATION ONLY) Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/25/23 at 4:16:48 PM

Incident details:

TOLD TEACHER THAT HE HAD A DREAM THAT THERE WAS A SHOOTING AT SCHOOL AND THAT THE POLICE WERE AT THE SCHOOL / STS IN THE PAST THEY HAVE CALLED CORT ON THIS STUDENT AND IN DECEMBER MADE A "DEATH BOOK" AND HOME SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED AND WAS C4 / PER 95C. STUDENT TALKING ABOUT A DREAM. NOT CRIMINAL. CANNOT CONDUCT A HOME SEARCH ON THOSE CIRCS / [EDIT]ADV'D TO HAVE SCHOOL COUNSELOR MAKE CTC W/ STUDENT TOMORROW
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