Op-ed: UCPD should not be responsible for mental health care responses

It is long overdue for UCLA to divest from UCPD and invest in the community.
After the powerful Black Lives Matter uprisings in June, Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter, released a statement in response to protests, claiming: “UCLA will employ trained mental health professionals who can respond to mental health emergencies, either to support police officers on these calls or — if appropriate — to respond in place of officers.