Public mental health crises that are successfully diffused by first responders often aren’t the ones that you hear about. For ...

Training hasn’t stopped deadly outcomes on some NYC 911 mental‑health calls. New reporting lays out which cases and what ...

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (WSAZ) - From July 14 to July 18, first responders throughout Nicholas County are receiving a comprehensive Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, according to a press release ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — The work law enforcement officers do inside the Hancock County Jail can become dangerous if situations get out of hand. Officials note some 80% of inmates are dealing with some form ...

The training was made possible through grant funding from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, which covers overtime costs required to maintain patrol staffing while ...

CRISIS CONTROL: Crisis intervention training is designed to improve safety for emergency responders, like law enforcement, and to be a jail diversion program for people who are in crisis. Photo ...

Two dozen law enforcement officers and first responders graduated this year from the Crisis Intervention Training academy, hosted by the Twin Falls Police Department alongside St. Luke’s Health System ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Deputies explain how the Crisis Intervention Training trains law enforcement on how to interact individuals dealing with a mental health crisis when receiving an on duty ...

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Belpre Police Chief Michael Stump, left, Dustin Lloyd, Brayden Gerber, Jan Holden, Josh Mays, Warren Moyer III, and Caleb Smith at CIT training graduation on May 23. Erica Boyd also graduated from the ...

A man’s screams echo throughout the jail; he appears to be struggling with some kind of mental illness. He points to people around him, repeating: “You took them! You took them!” Hunkered down in a ...