Mental health calls spiked recently. Lee's Summit Police Department rose to challenge
City’s officers responding to close to 1,500 mental health crisis calls in 2022, more than double the number in 2020.
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City’s officers responding to close to 1,500 mental health crisis calls in 2022, more than double the number in 2020.
Fairfax County’s “co-responder program” pairs up a behavioral health expert with a police officer who is trained in crisis intervention techniques.
Co-Responders Program Assists In Mental Health Crisis “Through the Co-Responders Program, Fairfax County has successfully redesigned how we best serve our r ...
Victoria Fire Department’s Civilian Responder Program begins Sept. 6; Monday, Sept. 11; and Monday, Sept. 18; and 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 23.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony writes that BSO addresses mental health crises through programs that pair therapists and clinicians with trained detectives at a scene where someone may be in crisis.