Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training is expanding, although still not mandated in Connecticut. It prepares police officers for calls involving people in a mental health crisis, which cannot always ...

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (LEX 18) — The pandemic has shone a light on the growing mental health crisis and at the receiving end are law enforcement officers answering calls for help. For every call they answer ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Nearly 30 northwest Ohio first responders are now better equipped to handle a person in crisis. On Friday, Officer Wyatt Saylor worked through a scenario given to him by a professional ...

The calls can widely vary for crisis intervention deputies. It could be mental illness, a suicide, a suicide attempt or a juvenile problem. Sometimes it can be overdoses. Whenever the three crisis ...

Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger, center, and Lata Menon, CEO of First Choice Services, left, talked to a group of local mental health officials, local law enforcement and others at the Wood ...

WASHINGTON — To help military police and other first responders care for individuals experiencing a crisis, the Special Victims Capabilities Division at the U.S. Army Military Police School developed ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - The Shreveport Police Department and Fire Department leaders detailed the 40 hour mental health training that some first responders have completed so far. During a news conference on ...

Each November, National Adoption Month reminds us of the power of family and the difference a loving home can make in a child’s life. I’ve seen firsthand how Hoosiers open their homes and hearts, ...

Beyond CIT training, departments are working to make the mental wellbeing of officers part of the larger mental-health picture within law enforcement. “Here’s a thing about law enforcement: They’re ...

Bowling Green Police Department Officer Dale Barbiea has been named the state’s Crisis Intervention Team Officer of the Year, earning recognition for his work in responding to emergencies involving ...