WATCH: BREAKDOWN Part II – Law Enforcement And Mental Illness Collide

The San Diego Sheriff’s Department says it has become the county’s largest mental health provider, running a $90 million budget for medical and mental health care. The department is part of a countywide effort to implement new training and there are new screening programs in its jails. But critics say it isn’t enough, and without proper resources in place, people suffering from mental illness are dying at the hands of law enforcement. In Part II of NBC 7’s Breakdown, hear from Sheriff Bill Gore about his department’s response to the crisis, and from families who say the system has failed their loved ones.