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

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 ...

Law enforcement officers from around the area spent the week at the Buckhannon Police Department participating in crisis ...

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 ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The annual Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) basic academy for local Montana first responders concluded Friday. NBC Montana attended Friday’s crisis intervention training to watch ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Behavioral Sciences Unit has completed the first in a series of week-long, 40-hour Crisis Intervention Training ...