16-Year-Old Autistic Male Has Mental Health Crisis, Juneau AK


Emergency responders were called to near Keegan Street for a 16-year-old autistic male experiencing a mental health crisis. The youth was hitting his head and possibly acting out aggressively toward family. He was reported to be bleeding. Medical and police units were dispatched to assist.
Audio|Source: Juneau Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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near Keegan St for a mental episode.
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Mobile crisis is out of service. We're going to get an ambulance and around, but it's a 16-year-old autistic male who's trying to hit his head, possibly trying to attack his family members' line disconnect.
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I'm trying to get further.
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There's still a lot of in-off.
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near Keegan St, autistic 16-year-old, that thing out, hit his head, possibly trying to hit his head.
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31 companies from the end, Dickon.
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Number.
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Number. Number.
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203, city.
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This is not the same address that we usually go to on Keegan for the same problem, so it might be a different person.
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Complaintant was extremely distraught and wouldn't answer most questions and just kept shouting she needed help there.
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She did specifically say the address of near Keegan St.
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stopping the age range or not a medicaree change or response to near Keegan St for a mental health call 4 32
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She disconnected, but we've got her back on the phone. She says the juvenile is bleeding.
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EMS had already been dispatched prior to getting her on the phone.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.
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Go ahead.
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Go ahead.
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Chapter Med 3 in route. In response to near Keegan St for a psychiatric issue received a call from an adult who said a 16-year-old male who has autism was acting out and trying to hit himself in the head and was tearing the house apart. She now says he is bleeding but does not know how bad it is. JPD is in route.
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Location mentioned:
Near Keegan St, Juneau, AK 99801
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