Studies over the past two decades have shown a person with serious mental illness can be over 10 times more likely to experience use of force during police interactions. Crisis Intervention Response ...

Carbon, Monroe and Pike counties have joined together to help first responders in recognition and response to emergencies ...

The Center serves as a statewide hub for research, evidence-based training, and technical assistance to strengthen law enforcement responses to individuals with behavioral health needs. It advances ...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The Horry County Police Department is noticing big changes thanks to its new Crisis Intervention Team. Deputy Chief Justin Wyatt said calls for service have been going down ...

Law enforcement officers representing Luzerne and Wyoming counties recently completed Crisis Intervention Team training. The program teaches officers how to respond to police calls primarily driven by ...

KATC is catching up with the crisis intervention team of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, six months post-launch, to see about the program's efficacy and if it's proving beneficial. The ...

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 ...

Two deadly police shootings began as mental-health crisis calls; Talbert House says 988 calls are up 50% this fall.

Two years after Redding launched its second team to deal with police calls involving people at the mental health breaking point, the city's Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT) is having struggles ...

San Diego Police Department Crisis Intervention program. (Photo courtesy of the San Diego Police Department via Facebook) The San Diego Police Department is seeking volunteers for its crisis ...