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 Monday s press conference how the training was part of the city s #SaferShreveport campaign. The goal is to prepare first responders to handle situations with people who are undergoing a mental health crisis.
Police started crisis intervention courses last year, resulting in a mental health unit. As of Monday, 64 officers and an unknown number of firefighters have been trained through their Crisis Intervention Training (CIT).
LSU Health and Seedlinks Behavior Management are handling the training.
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