Law enforcement responses to mental illness in rural Uganda: A qualitative study of practices, challenges, and opportunities for training

Yang Jae Lee, Kayera Sumaya Nakaziba, Grace Agwang, Eden Sweet, Dana Ragoonanan, Coco Steel, Maggie Han, Travor Nkolo, Ruth Namugaya, Rauben Kazungu, Robert Rosenheck, Alexander C. Tsai

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10.1371/journal.pmen.0000622
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2026-06-01
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PLOS Mental Health
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pmen.0000622,
  title = {Law enforcement responses to mental illness in rural Uganda: A qualitative study of practices, challenges, and opportunities for training},
  author = {Yang Jae Lee and Kayera Sumaya Nakaziba and Grace Agwang and Eden Sweet and Dana Ragoonanan and Coco Steel and Maggie Han and Travor Nkolo and Ruth Namugaya and Rauben Kazungu and Robert Rosenheck and Alexander C. Tsai},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Mental Health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pmen.0000622},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000622}
}

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TI  - Law enforcement responses to mental illness in rural Uganda: A qualitative study of practices, challenges, and opportunities for training
AU  - Yang Jae Lee
AU  - Kayera Sumaya Nakaziba
AU  - Grace Agwang
AU  - Eden Sweet
AU  - Dana Ragoonanan
AU  - Coco Steel
AU  - Maggie Han
AU  - Travor Nkolo
AU  - Ruth Namugaya
AU  - Rauben Kazungu
AU  - Robert Rosenheck
AU  - Alexander C. Tsai
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS Mental Health
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000622
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Lee, Y. J., Nakaziba, K. S., Agwang, G., Sweet, E., Ragoonanan, D., Steel, C., Han, M., Nkolo, T., Namugaya, R., Kazungu, R., Rosenheck, R., & Tsai, A. C. (2026). Law enforcement responses to mental illness in rural Uganda: A qualitative study of practices, challenges, and opportunities for training. PLOS Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000622

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