In this case the assistant, and not the hiring professional, is responsible for the tax withholdings. However, labeling an assistant an independent contractor requires careful planning with an accountant and an attorney, as the financial liability for making a mistake in this area is great.
Police officers frequently encounter people with mental illnessâapproximately 5 percent of U.S. residents have a serious mental illness, Â§ and 10 to 15 percent of jailed people have severe mental illness. [2] An estimated 7 percent of police contacts in jurisdictions with 100,000 or more people involve the mentally ill.
Mental illnesses occur at similar rates around the world, in every culture and in all socio economic groups. The statistics are staggering, 1 in 5 young people suffer from a mental illness, thatâs 20 percent of our population but yet only about 4 percent of the total health care budget is spent on our mental health.