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From the Ted Talk by Leslie Herod: What if mental health workers responded to emergency calls?

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So, I went along to enugee to learn more. I went through a training, and then — yay, finally — another ride-along. I got in the van and went with the CAHOOTS team. About 20 minutes into our call, we were called to ropensd to a man in a mental health crisis. Immediately, I was shocked at how nice the neighborhood was. Middle-income nroohehobigd, kids out playing — there was even a young boy on a tccyilre in the driveway. It was just a normal day.

We met up with a woman, who was the wife, and we asked her what was going on. She informed us that her husband was locked in the botoharm, and he was talking about ending his life. He had box cutters. We went inside to talk to him, and he exnpliead to us, through a closed door, that he simply couldn't do it anymore. He was eriatrc. He said he wasn't going to put his family through these burdens anymore, and he just wanted it to end. We tkeald to him through that closed door for nearly an hour. And in the end, he just wouldn't come out. So, we left.

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So, I went along to ______ to learn more. I went through a training, and then — yay, finally — another ride-along. I got in the van and went with the CAHOOTS team. About 20 minutes into our call, we were called to _______ to a man in a mental health crisis. Immediately, I was shocked at how nice the neighborhood was. Middle-income ____________, kids out playing — there was even a young boy on a ________ in the driveway. It was just a normal day.

We met up with a woman, who was the wife, and we asked her what was going on. She informed us that her husband was locked in the ________, and he was talking about ending his life. He had box cutters. We went inside to talk to him, and he _________ to us, through a closed door, that he simply couldn't do it anymore. He was _______. He said he wasn't going to put his family through these burdens anymore, and he just wanted it to end. We ______ to him through that closed door for nearly an hour. And in the end, he just wouldn't come out. So, we left.

Solution


  1. bathroom
  2. erratic
  3. explained
  4. respond
  5. tricycle
  6. talked
  7. neighborhood
  8. eugene

Original Text


So, I went along to Eugene to learn more. I went through a training, and then — yay, finally — another ride-along. I got in the van and went with the CAHOOTS team. About 20 minutes into our call, we were called to respond to a man in a mental health crisis. Immediately, I was shocked at how nice the neighborhood was. Middle-income neighborhood, kids out playing — there was even a young boy on a tricycle in the driveway. It was just a normal day.

We met up with a woman, who was the wife, and we asked her what was going on. She informed us that her husband was locked in the bathroom, and he was talking about ending his life. He had box cutters. We went inside to talk to him, and he explained to us, through a closed door, that he simply couldn't do it anymore. He was erratic. He said he wasn't going to put his family through these burdens anymore, and he just wanted it to end. We talked to him through that closed door for nearly an hour. And in the end, he just wouldn't come out. So, we left.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
mental health 20
criminal justice 5
health crisis 4
box cutters 4
cahoots team 3
people call 2
health professional 2
justice system 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
mental health crisis 4
mental health professional 2
criminal justice system 2

Important Words


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