BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - In 2024, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office launched a new approach to crisis calls, pairing ...

Crisis Intervention Training graduates, from left, front row, Officer Keith Stoffer, Officer Emmanuel Hernandez, Officer Stephanie Ohara, Officer Jordan Wilkeson, Officer Alycia Bailes, Officer Emily ...

WEST PLAINS, Wash. — A crisis response team in the West Plains is using a new style of policing focused on connecting people with resources rather than making arrests. The West Plains Crisis Response ...

Columbus city leaders are taking the lead in improving emergency responses to mental health crises around the city. Columbus City Council and other city leaders are seeing ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — When someone in San Diego calls 911 for a mental-health crisis, a police officer might not arrive alone. The Psychiatric Emergency Response Team, better known as PERT, pairs a ...

Gurnee police have established a team dedicated to responding to calls involving mental health crises and providing other ...

Some law enforcement protocols for handling mental health crises are not effective in supporting people at risk, according to ...

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Local officials are mobilizing emergency response plans as Idaho's elimination of specialized mental health programs takes ...

What started as a frightening gun scare at a Santee medical office yesterday ended not with an arrest for a violent crime, but with a mental health evaluation and a 72-hour treatment hold.