"I'm Going to Do Everything I Can to Keep You From Having to Interact With the Police": Queer Therapists' Perceptions of Police.

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Τίτλος:	"I'm Going to Do Everything I Can to Keep You From Having to Interact With the Police": Queer Therapists' Perceptions of Police.
Συγγραφείς:	Cooke S; Relational Therapy Division, Antioch University, Seattle, Washington, USA., Komoski MC; Human Development and Family Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA., Jordan L; Human Development and Family Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Πηγή:	Journal of marital and family therapy [J Marital Fam Ther] 2026 Jul; Vol. 52 (3), pp. e70143.
Τύπος έκδοσης:	Journal Article
Γλώσσα:	English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού:	Publisher: Blackwell Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7904614 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1752-0606 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0194472X NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Marital Fam Ther Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):	Publication: <2007->: Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Original Publication: Washington, D.C., American Assn. for Marriage and Family Therapy
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH):	Sexual and Gender Minorities/psychology , Psychotherapists/psychology , Police* , Attitude of Health Personnel*, Humans ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Qualitative Research
Περίληψη:	This study investigated queer therapists' perceptions of police bias and attitudes toward police. We used a mixed-methods explanatory approach by administering the Perceptions of Police Scale (POPS) to mental health professionals and conducted follow-up qualitative interviews with participants who identify with a queer sexuality to explore the factors influencing their perceptions of police and the ways in which they view and utilize reliance on police when a client is experiencing a mental health crisis. Quantitative data were analyzed with SPSS using correlations and t-tests to assess the relationship between sexuality and perceptions of police scores. Sexuality significantly correlated with perceptions of the police, meaning queer therapists viewed the police less favorably compared to heterosexual participants. A qualitative analysis using reflexive thematic analysis revealed seven themes that address how queer therapists perceive police and strategies utilized to decide if calling 911 for a client in crisis would be lifesaving or life-threatening. (© 2026 The Author(s). Journal of Marital and Family Therapy published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.)
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Grant Information:	2023 College of Health and Human Performance Office Pilot Awards at East Carolina University
Contributed Indexing:	Keywords: crisis; police officers; queer; safety planning; therapists
Entry Date(s):	Date Created: 20260511 Date Completed: 20260716 Latest Revision: 20260716
Update Code:	20260717
PubMed Central ID:	PMC13158896
DOI:	10.1111/jmft.70143
PMID:	42109199
Βάση Δεδομένων:	MEDLINE

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ISSN:	1752-0606
DOI:	10.1111/jmft.70143